by Michael I. Meyerson When the Republican Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy gave Fox News’ leading election denier, Tucker Carlson, exclusive access to surveillance footage from […]
Tag: first amendment
Overturning press protections to avoid accountability
It may sound like common sense to say all Americans should have to meet the same standard of proof to win a defamation suit against a media […]
‘Life at conception’ bill violates Constitution
The Legislature is officially considering the most restrictive kind of abortion ban. The “Life at Conception Act of 2023,” or HB 2885, was introduced to the House […]
Don’t cancel Amy Coney Barrett’s book
by Stephen L. Carter Kudos to Penguin Random House for sticking to its plan to publish a book by Justice Amy Coney Barrett despite a petition from […]
Press must be fierce but fair
by Steven Roberts Donald Trump’s third try for the White House will pose “a major professional dilemma for American journalism,” writes Marvin Kalb, whose political reporting earned […]
Rushdie and the defense of ‘hate speech’
by Jonathan Zimmerman “Professor, why should we allow hate speech?” Over the past few years, that’s become the most common question that students ask me in class. […]
We can’t let gov’t tell us to ‘shut up, or else’
by Gene Policinski There may be no worse assault on our freedom of speech than a law that would permit the government to tell us to “shut […]
Confidence in the media hits new low
A new Gallup Poll finds that confidence in newspaper and television reporting has reached an all-time low. The survey conducted last month found that just 16% of […]
Our shrinking right to protest
by Nick Robinson After the recent wave of conservative judgments from the Supreme Court on abortion, gun control and environmental regulation, many Americans are looking for alternatives […]
Florida sets up a witch hunt for liberal professors
College isn’t what it used to be, that’s for sure. Although long-ignored voices of people of color are finally more likely to be heard, college is overall […]
