October 2, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
When tribal leaders show themselves to be that deep in denial, taxpayers wonder if the situation ever will improve, with or without intervention by the BIA.
That’s where a free and independent press on the reservation can come in. Continue Reading
September 17, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The U.S. Constitution’s guarantee of free speech is one of the landmark achievements of human civilization. It’s a bedrock freedom for which the Statue of Liberty lifts her lamp beside the golden door.
And it should be honored as such not downplayed, not soft-pedaled and not apologized for. Continue Reading
June 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
President Barack Obama’s key rallying message for re-election is “Forward,” as in his purported revival of the economy and promised expanding and fortifying of health care. Continue Reading
February 22, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Barney Rosset, the fiery and fearless publisher who introduced the country to countless political and avant-garde writers and risked prison and financial ruin to release such underground classics as “Tropic of Cancer” and “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” has died. Continue Reading
January 17, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The justices today left in place a federal appeals court ruling that held that the predominantly Christian prayers at the start of Forsyth County commission meetings violated the First Amendment’s prohibition on government endorsement of a particular religion. Continue Reading
January 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The justices are hearing arguments today in a First Amendment case that pits the Obama administration against the nation’s television networks. The material at issue includes the isolated use of expletives as well as fines against broadcasters who showed a woman’s nude buttocks on a 2003 episode of ABC’s “NYPD Blue.” Continue Reading
November 17, 2011 in The Daily Republic
WASHINGTON The Stolen Valor Act of 2005, a compound of political pandering and moral exhibitionism, was whooped through the Senate, aka the “world’s greatest deliberative body,” by unanimous consent; the House, joining the stampede, passed it by a voice vote. So Xavier Alvarez now hopes the Supreme Court will save him from punishment for lying. And his is not the only case arising from government supervising speech that is demonstrably, or arguably, inaccurate. Continue Reading
July 1, 2011 in The Daily Republic
Mitchell city attorney Randy Stiles apparently thinks he can go behind closed doors to discuss anything he wants with your City Council, because everything the council discusses with him in such a setting. Continue Reading
January 14, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
A Wisconsin case that could have nationwide implications for how reporters cover and how parents watch high school sports is making its way through the courts, with crucial constitutional arguments taking place Friday in federal court in Chicago. Continue Reading
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