The Southern Poverty Law Center calls it “a national outbreak of hate.” The 10 days following the presidential election saw 867 reports of harassment and intimidation across the country, with the actual number of incidents likely to be much higher. Victims have been harassed at schools, in their homes, at work, in public transportation, in…
Category: First Amendment Rights
Being a Responsible Consumer of Media
I’ve been spending a lot of time online these days. First thing every morning, I check out the headlines of the Washington Post and the New York Times. Then I move on to Politico and maybe the Huffington Post—whatever grabs my attention. Since the election, I’ve spent a lot more time sifting through the news….
About Those “Angry Leftist Mobs” Being Paid to Protest…
Utah Republican Party Chairman James Evans urged congressional representatives to stop holding town hall meetings because of “acts of intimidation and violence” by groups like Indivisible. Virginia Rep. Dave Brat voiced similar concerns, suggesting that Indivisible members are a bunch of women “up in my grill no matter where I go.” Then there’s Orange County Congressman Dana Rohrabacher who claims the group is perpetrating “political thuggery”…