My Country – The Virtue of Free Speech On another horrific day where someone shoots people they disagree with, we need to continue to value freedom of speech. A man with a questionable past got a gun and decided to shoot people he disagreed with. Nothing in those actions or that opinion derives itself from …
My Country – Thomas Jefferson and Free Speech On June 13, 1779, Thomas Jefferson wrote an article of faith on free speech. [T]he opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction; that to suffer the civil magistrate to intrude his powers into the field of opinion and to restrain …
For a month now, I have written this daily blog to help me remember the greatness of this country and the Constitution. Though the writings of Justice Douglas and the myriad of documents online, I remain invigorated by the spirit of America in the face of horrors and authoritarianism. Like the subject of today’s almanac …