1st Amendment
Free Speech Under Attack: The Sedition Act of 1798
On July 14, 1798 – John Adams signed the Sedition Act into law. This is one of the most egregious violations of the Constitution in history – criminalizing free speech and the press just years after the 1st Amendment was ratified. Path to Liberty: July 14,...
The War on Assange is a War on Truth
It is dangerous to reveal the truth about the illegal and immoral things our government does with our money and in our name, and the war on journalists who dare reveal such truths is very much a bipartisan affair. Just ask Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who was...
Criminalizing Free Speech: The Sedition Act Trials
Attacks on the Freedom of Speech are nothing new. Benjamin Franklin warned about them as far back as 1722. And the Sedition Act of 1798 was a direct assault. Learn the stories of some of the people arrested and prosecuted under one of the worst federal acts in...
5 Founders on the Freedom of Speech
Franklin, Henry, Paine, Washington and Jefferson – views on the freedom of speech and press over nearly 70 years. An essential, natural right. Path to Liberty: May 4, 2020 http://traffic.libsyn.com/tentherradio/path-050420.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |...