When you open up your Smartphone, since no one buys a newspaper, the headlines contain a daily reminder that the press remains an enemy of the people. Justice Douglas wrote, “Acceptance by government of a dissident press is a measure of the maturity of a nation, yet tolerance is sometimes pressed to the limits.” The …
historically, the Supreme Court looked more like its current makeup. And we must remind ourselves that the Court that Douglas sat on stands out in its views of personal liberty.
In 2002, I went with my college roommate to Washington DC as part of the Washington Semester at American University. I joined the political science cohort where I met 20 other college students who also obsessed about politics. Much of the class involved meeting working professionals to talk about their political life and career. We …
Voting rights remain a topic for many Americans who falsely believe voter fraud occurs. I give money to Let America Vote, an organization started by Jason Kander, to try to defend voting rights in many different fronts. Today, federal law does not require that employers allow their workers time off to vote. However, the majority …