It might not be a race issue and it’s certainly not a free speech issue. An employer should have every right to negotiate the terms of employment with the employee, which may include not being allowed to protest at work. The NFL has made it against the rules for their players to express support for cancer awareness and opposition to domestic violence during games, so it’s not unrealistic to expect them to enact a rule that would forbid their players from other forms of expression like taking a knee during the anthem. However, it should be uncomfortable for libertarians to witness a member...
Trump to Athletes: You Didn't Build That
It might not be a race issue and it’s certainly not a free speech issue. An employer should have every right to negotiate the terms of employment with the employee, which may include not being allowed to protest at work. The NFL has made it against the rules for their players to express support for cancer awareness and opposition to domestic violence during games, so it’s not unrealistic to expect them to enact a rule that would forbid their players from other forms of expression like taking a knee during the anthem. However, it should be uncomfortable for libertarians to witness a member...
Free Speech Victory? Not So Fast.
What has been regarded as a “major free speech victory” by some libertarians is in fact a significant step toward limiting free speech, usurping property rights, spending tax dollars, and assuming an active role in the free commerce of individuals. Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the trademark office’s policy of refusing to issue trademarks that were deemed “offensive” was a violation of free speech. Reason.com’s Damon Root concluded that now, based on the ruling, the “First Amendment stands on stronger footing.” However, in a great stroke of irony, the high court’s ruling further...
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Israel Winner of the 2003 Iraq Oil War
From the Foreword by Lawrence B. Wilkerson: “[T]he debate over whether oil was a principal reason for the 2003 invasion has waxed and waned, with one camp arguing that it absolutely was, while the other argues the precise opposite.” “Mr. Vogler, himself a former...
Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism
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