Gen. Colin L. Powell will deliver the following remarks at the Freedom Forum’s 2021 Free Expression Awards celebration tonight, April 15, at 7 p.m. Eastern. Powell, former U.S. secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is the recipient of the event’s Global Freedom of Expression Leadership Award. His remarks have been […]
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Perspective: Baseball Has First Amendment Rights, Too
Major League Baseball (MLB) has officially moved this year’s All-Star festivities from Georgia to Colorado.
Perspective: Free Expression Awards – How Nine Honorees Used Their First Amendment Powers
The right to free expression is the pounding pulse of American democracy.
Perspective: Faith on the Field – Athletes Exercise Religious Freedom
Standing up, kneeling down or sitting out for what you believe isn’t always easy. Athletes whose talent has thrust them into the public spotlight can face an extra level of scrutiny when they express their religious beliefs.
First Five Express: Celebrating Spring’s Religious Holidays and the First Amendment
This video column expresses the views of Benjamin P. Marcus, fellow for religious freedom, Freedom Forum. Watch First Five Express In a religiously diverse country, how do we make people of all religions and none feel like equal members of our community?
First Amendment Tablet Finds New Home in Philadelphia
The First Amendment tablet that overlooked America’s Main Street in Washington, D.C., for the past 13 years is headed to a new home in Philadelphia, the birthplace of our democracy.
Memo to Police: Journalists Have a Duty to Observe, Report – Even Amid Chaos
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. A “watchdog” press can hardly report to the rest of us if it’s not able to watch — or gets arrested and carted off to jail while doing so.
You Can’t Have Democracy Without a Free Press
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. There’s a reason we need a free press, despite its faults and foibles: Democracy won’t work without it.
Faith and Belief Accommodation at Work: More Than the Right Thing to Do
This column expresses the views of Paul Lambert, Freedom Forum fellow for religious freedom. Dallas-based Texas Instruments (TI) offers its 30,000 employees career and support groups for Christians, Muslims and Jews, time-off flexibility around religious holidays and serenity rooms for prayers or worship.
Student Press Freedom Day: Empower Journalists to Do Their Jobs
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. Student journalists should be able to count on the First Amendment as much as their professional counterparts — and not just because their work provides information along with a good learning experience.