Some years ago, I wrote—not original thoughts—that the purpose of the free speech amendment was designed to distill truth from a reasonable discussion of the facts of a matter. The idea here is that when we discuss, argue, or debate a proposition, the purpose is to arrive at some form Read more…
It has been a remarkable week. Not since President Grover Cleveland won election to the Presidency in 1884 and then again 8 years later in 1892 has a president won, lost, and won a return to office as President-elect Donald Trump did on 5 November. It was truly a historic Read more…
For those of us who witnessed President George W. Bush’s victory over Vice President Al Gore in November of 2000, the disputes that played out following the contested results in Florida were very divisive. Worse yet, the slim margin that put Bush in the White House provoked Democrats to see Read more…