After Alex Pretti's death at the hands of Border Patrol, officials have rushed to brand him a terrorist. But the real danger here is not violent dissent. It’s hostility to the First Amendment.
Anti-ICE protesters say disrupting a Minnesota church was free speech. It wasn't. The First Amendment protects protest — not disrupting worship to the point it can't continue.
Texas AG Ken Paxton, inspired by Trump, is targeting antifa groups. But ideology isn’t a crime — and treating it like one turns law enforcement into thought police.
After public outcry, UMich ditched its private spy firm — but the damage is done. Students may no longer be watched, but the chill on campus speech is alive and well.
Khalil’s arrest is an affront to the First Amendment and the cherished American principle that the government may not punish people based on their opinions.
Protesting in public parks is as American as apple pie. That right does not disappear merely because a private entity operates the public park on the government’s behalf.
Free speech on college campuses is a proud American tradition, and President Trump's message this morning threatening punishment for protected speech is deeply chilling.
