In 1791, when Congressman James Madison was drafting the first 10 amendments to the Constitution -- which would become known as the Bill of Rights -- he insisted that the most prominent amendment among them restrain the government from interfering with the freedom of speech. After various versions of the First Amendment had been drafted and debated, the committee that he chaired settled on the iconic language: “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech.” Madison insisted...
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Foreign Policy Illiterate
It is often said foreign policy is rarely top of mind in American presidential elections. For the most part this is true, but not in this election. We have witnessed the...
Good News: Americans Distrust Mass Media
The American people are grasping the bias of mass media. When Gallup first asked Americans in 1972 “how much trust and confidence do you have in the mass media,” 68 percent of...
Julian Assange Speaks
It was wonderful news to many people last week when word came that Julian Assange would speak publicly this week. For a long time it seemed that such a day would never come as...
J.D. Vance, Israel Firster
Donald Trump likes to talk about how he puts America first. Last night, Trump’s presidential race running mate J.D. Vance made it clear that Vance has other priorities. In answer...
Julian Assange to Speak Publicly Next Week
In late June, Julian Assange returned to Australia a free man after years of suffering in harsh conditions in a Britain prison with the threat of extradition to the United States...
Glenn Greenwald Dissects the Anti-Trump and Pro-Harris Bias Permeating the Moderation of the Trump-Harris Presidential Debate
Glenn Greenwald is a skilled communicator regarding media bias. He delivered in a new video monologue an insightful and succinct rundown of ways in which the Tuesday presidential...
Peter Schiff Rebuts Donald Trump’s Plan for a US Sovereign Wealth Fund
At his Peter Schiff Show, host Peter Schiff specializes in throwing cold water on the assertions of politicians and people in the media concerning American economic matters....
Will Trump And Kamala Come Out Swinging? With Guest Jim Jatras.
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