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There are No Acceptable Exceptions to Free Speech

I’m a free speech absolutist. Some people misconstrue my principles because I have supported certain limitations on the content disseminated to minors by government schools and libraries, but that’s because I support limiting government institutions — not because I support infringing on the free speech of individuals. Yes, government should police itself and set standards …

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Supreme Court takes “a large and painful bite out of the First Amendment”

Today is a very sad day for free speech. In an under-reported case, Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Supreme Court had the opportunity to defend freedom of speech from a vicious attack by the forces of political correctness and ‘social justice,’ but it instead—in a 5-4 decision—opted to spit on the First Amendment. Justice Clarence …