Summary: With free speech under attack on many fronts by the Left, the ACLU stands almost alone on the Left defending one of the core precepts of a liberal social order. Here is a powerful essay by the ACLU’s National Legal Director.  Stand by for a special post later today about Hurricane Irma. “Why We Must …
The Left attacks free speech. See the ACLU defend it. Read More »
Summary: Every month seems to bring yet another assault on the Constitution, another chapter in a slow-mo coup de tat. Here we examine the most current. In a larger sense it does not matter if this bill passes or not. Each assault prepares the way for the next. In general they create legal precedents, open new avenues …
Summary: The government asserts the right to kill US citizens without warrant or trial. Few liberals show any interest in fighting this. But we can count on Constitution-loving conservatives to defend our rights. Or perhaps not. Prohibition of extrajudicial killing of citizens by the government is the most basic right, without which the rest mean …
We’re bombarded with warnings about the next wave of the swine flu epidemic. I don’t know what this all means. Any thoughts are welcome! Other chapters in this series: (2) Update: about the swine flu epidemic, 9 October 2009 (3) Is the Swine Flu pandemic being used to an excuse to expand government powers (UK edition)?, …
What about all the hype, the extreme warnings, about swine flu? Read More »
