by jpitney | Aug 14, 2023 | First Amendment, Journalism, Journalists
AP reports: A small central Kansas police department is facing a torrent of criticism for raiding a local newspaper’s office and the home of its owner and publisher, seizing computers and cellphones, and, in the publisher’s view, stressing his 98-year-old mother...
by jpitney | Mar 28, 2021 | Civil Rights, Democratic Primaries, First Amendment, Patriotism, Public Opinion
At The Liberal Patriot, Ruy Teixeira notes widely-held beliefs that pose challenges for progressive Democrats. Equality of opportunity is a fundamental American principle; equality of outcome is not. America is not perfect but it is good to be patriotic and proud of...
by jpitney | Mar 15, 2021 | First Amendment, Journalism
Brooks Dubose at The Capital Gazette: Chris Wallace, the longtime Fox News host and recent;y an Annapolis resident, has been tapped to be the keynote speaker at the dedication of a First Amendment memorial in Annapolis this summer, according to a letter obtained by...
by jpitney | Sep 14, 2020 | Constitution, First Amendment, Freedom of Press, Public Opinion
From the Annenberg Public Policy Center: Americans’ ability to name the five rights protected by the First Amendment has jumped since 2017, when we last asked this question. Their ability to specify some of them more than tripled. Asked to name any of the rights...
