When we think about free speech, we usually think about our right to share our thoughts, ideas and beliefs, as long as we are respectful and not unfairly stopped by the government. Free speech is a basic human right protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. However, this protection is not unlimited. It […]
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NFL boycott a defense of free speech
It’s been nearly a month and I am still boycotting NFL games this season. Social justice activist Shaun King, in the June piece he wrote for the New York Daily News, called for it because of the apparent blackballing of Black quarterback Colin Kaepernick, still an unsigned free agent. “If you call the decisions by […]
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Is it open season on free speech? Experts weigh the state of the First Amendment
The First Amendment protects all kinds of free speech, including “harmful” and objectionable speech. But will the Trump administration seek to limit or stifle free speech that is not to its liking? Fox News contributor Guy Benson and University of Minnesota Media Ethics and Law Professor Jane Kirtley last week had a one-hour “unscripted” conversation […]