The U.S. government, like authoritarians throughout history, is seeking to silence the speech it hates and fears, writes Judge Andrew P. Napolitano.
The Police States of America
Tag: Thomas Jefferson
Can Trump Impose Taxes on Americans?
Questions before the Supreme Court ask if Congress delegated away to the president the power to tax under the rubric of tariffs. If it did, was that delegation constitutional? Judge Napolitano explains.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The War Dept’s War on Media
The Pentagon’s new restrictions will bar correspondents covering the American military from covering the American military, as the Trump regime attempts to exert full-spectrum control over media.
The F Word, the C Word & the N Word
They are all nouns. The F word can also be used as an adjective. They are all used as invectives. Today all these words are being overused. And misused, says Joe Lauria.
Free Speech and Its Discontents
A government that can silence the speech you hate today can silence the speech you love tomorrow, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.
Trump Trashes the US Constitution
The president of the United States is not taking the U.S. Constitution seriously, writes Judge Andrew P. Napolitano, as due process is the foundation of American law.
Public Safety & Presidential Power
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison recognized the price for safety can include loss of personal freedom, expansion of presidential power, loss of local control of police and violation of the principle of subsidiarity, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.
Breaking America’s Bonds With Israel
Taking a cue from the Declaration of Independence, M. Reza Behnam submits facts “to a candid world” that impel the dissolution of a destructive liaison.
Non-Profits, the US Constitution & the Law
Andrew P. Napolitano on the Trump IRS’ announcement that it would let houses of worship skirt a federal tax-exemption law restricting political endorsements.
Chris Hedges Report: How ‘Paradise Lost’ Revolutionized the World
Orlando Reade discusses the influence of John Milton’s 17th century epic poem on revolutionary thinkers and grapples with the moral gray area that exists in revolutions.