Year two of Trump’s assault on truth: A Twitter presidency in age of information chaos
President Trump’s assault on truth has developed into the central organizing principle of his presidency. For two years he has……
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14th Amendment: Legacy of Dred Scott and reservoir of individual rights
President Trump’s pre-election plan to reinterpret the 14th Amendment to eliminate birthright citizenship would weaken a part of the Constitution……
When Trump attacks: a surreal moment for American journalists
At a campaign rally in Montana on Oct. 18, U.S. President Donald Trump openly praised a politician who assaulted a……
‘Are you with us or against us?’ A journalist reflects
Fifty years ago, in the summer of 1968, I was working on my hometown newspaper, the Rock Island Argus. Smithsonian……
The Press: Not at war, at work
A century ago, the First Amendment was taking its first, tentative breaths of life. The protection of speech, protest, religion……