Commentary

From the NAACP to Mozilla: Anonymity and First Amendment Freedom

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, April 10 2014

“Petitioner has made an uncontroverted showing that on past occasions revelation of the identity of its rank-and-file members has exposed these members to economic reprisal, loss of employment, threat of physical coercion, and other manifestations of public hostility. Under these circumstances, we think it apparent that compelled disclosure of petitioner's Alabama membership is likely to affect adversely the ability of petitioner and its members to pursue their collective effort to foster beliefs which they admittedly have the right to advocate, in that it may induce members to withdraw…

The “Equal Pay for Equal Work” Myth

	I probably don’t have to tell you, dear reader, that Tuesday was “Equal Pay Day.” I…
	Read more...

Obama’s Medicare Politics Show Ryan Is Right on Policy

	In a surprise move, the Obama administration has reversed course on an ObamaCare-mandated cut to Medicare…
	Read more...

Activist Demands Imprisonment for “Climate-Change Liars”

	When one side in a policy debate begins advocating imprisonment for opponents, it tends to suggest that…
	Read more...

Democrats, The Party of Superstition

	If you had a functioning television during the presidency of George W. Bush, you got used to the relentless…
	Read more...

Paul Ryan Is Ready for a Promotion

	After four years of proposing ideas to slim down the federal budget, Paul Ryan may get an opportunity…
	Read more...

Will ObamaCare Die by Self-Implosion or Court Decision? The Race is On

	Pop quiz: The paramount principle that drew America’s first permanent settlers across the…
	Read more...

Will the 2014 Election Yield a Republican Senate (Part 2)?

	Last week, this column looked at the GOP’s prospects in the Senate races being held around the…
	Read more...

Attacks on Paul Ryan Show Liberals' True Character

	The irony of Paul Ryan’s career is that he should be every liberal’s favorite conservative.…
	Read more...

Affirmative Action for Disabilities? New Federal Regulation Creates Catch-22 for Employers

	Here’s a new bureaucratic dilemma worthy of “Catch-22.” Tragically, it captures…
	Read more...

Will the 2014 Election Yield a Republican Senate (Part 1)?

	President Obama and Democrats in Washington are in trouble. With the economy still listless, America…
	Read more...

More Commentary...

« Prev 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 Next »

Notable Quote

"Houthi rebels responsible for deadly missile strikes in Saudi Arabia have been using Anthropic's artificial intelligence to make warheads, the US firm has admitted.The makers of Claude revealed in a report last month that the Yemen-based fighters launched three weapons programmes using their AI products.Over the weekend, the Houthis launched their most devastating attacks on Saudi Arabia to date.…[more]

— Mark Nicol, Daily Mail

Liberty Poll