Publisher’s note: GJR is sharing an open letter from law school faculty members at Washington University Law School stating that “rule of law is facing grave peril” from the government of President Donald J. Trump A LETTER FROM WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL FACULTY TO THE LAW SCHOOL COMMUNITY — APRIL 7, 2025 We are faculty
By Don Corrigan >> In an age of digital media, podcasts and streaming, the good-old-days of community radio seem to be at an end – not with a bang or even a whimper. It’s more about lawyers conversing in bankruptcy court. In St. Louis, KDHX is deep in the red and close to pulling the
By Robert Koenig and Mary Ellen Noonan Koenig >> After the defeat of Nazi Germany, the United States – in addition to basing thousands of troops there – built dozens of “America House” cultural centers to help Germans learn about America. And when the Soviets blockaded Berlin in 1948-49, the U.S. sent thousands of flights
By William Schwartz >> In late January, the University of Texas at Dallas removed its newspaper stands in an effort to kill The Mercury, the university’s student newspaper following protracted attempts to attack the newspaper’s editorial line by removing its editor-in-chief, Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez. The Mercury is back, in a sense. It’s now known as
By William H. Freivogel Edward R. Martin Jr., known for decades in Missouri for his fervid devotion to Catholic values, was rebuked this month by the dean of Georgetown Law School for violating the Catholic principles in pressuring the university to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion from its curriculum. Dean William M. Treanor sent a
