Episode 1: When a billboard becomes a battleground
When a Proud Boys billboard went up near a high school in rural Illinois, the community had to decide where……
Category: News and Opinion
Opinion: Who calls out the lie? Journalism’s crisis of courage under Trump
If you call a tail a leg, how many legs does a dog have? The answer is four — because calling……
Analysis: First Amendment and Rule of Law prohibit retaliatory censorship
Americans believe in freedom and oppose government censorship, in theory. But in practice, this year many American institutions have acquiesced……
Opinion: Federal tactics in Chicago ignite fears over First Amendment, due process rights
A 15-year-old U.S. citizen was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on the East Side of Chicago this week…….
News analysis: Freedom to read is in peril
Glennis Woosley, second from left holding a camera, was active in the student group from the high school that tried to persuade the school board not to ban books. She is pictured with students from Civitas, a civic engagement group in St. Louis, who traveled to Nixa to discuss students free speech rights and engagement to find common ground. Woosley is now editor of the Nixa student magazine. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie L Gavin)