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Donald Trump’s War on the First Amendment

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 15, 2016 Despite the GOP front-runner's reputation for speaking his mind and "telling it like it is," he is an enemy of freedom of speech, suing anyone who says something he doesn't like. But it gets worse: As president, he promises, he would dismantle safeguards that foster robust discussion of public issues. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

N.C. GOP Lawmakers Want to Ignore Constitution, Establish Official State Religion

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 3, 2013 Ignoring the whole separation of church and state thing, a group of Republican legislators in North Carolina want to trample on your religious freedoms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Is Right on the Debt Ceiling

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 14, 2013 According to the Obama administration, there is nothing the president can do on his own to raise the ceiling or maneuver around it. As much as some of us may disagree, Obama is correct. Here's why. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Judge Who Slew Prop. 8

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Aug 6, 2010 The 14th Amendment is a mighty sword, and U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker used it Wednesday to flay and shred all the specious arguments -- and I mean all of them -- that are used to deny full marriage rights to gay and lesbian Americans. Bigotry has suffered a grievous blow. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Dropping Babies,’ Abandoning Principles

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Aug 5, 2010 Rather than shout, I'll just ask the question in a civil way: Dear Republicans, do you really want to endanger your party's greatest political legacy by turning the 14th Amendment to our Constitution into an excuse for election-year ugliness? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Examining the Death Penalty

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2005 On Dec. 2 Kenneth Boyd was executed by the state of North Carolina, becoming the 1,000th person to be executed since the 1976 Supreme Court ruling Gregg v. Georgia reinstated capital punishment in the United States. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )