Free Republic

Below is my column in The Hill on how Democrats in some blue states are moving from censoring speech to compelling speech in renewed attacks on free speech. They are facing resistance in the courts despite determined efforts to force others to mouth approved viewpoints. Here is the column: More than five years ago, I wrote in these pages of a growing trend on the left toward compelled speech — the forcing of citizens to repeat approved views and values. It is an all-too-familiar pattern. Once a faction assumes power, it will often first seek to censor opposing views and...

Former President Bill Clinton argues the so-called gun debate can only be solved if some kind of consensus is reached on how to do it. During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Clinton explained how he believed it would be done. However, he called the status quo “not rational.” “One thing that is pretty clear is whatever we do, we need to it more together,” he said. “And I think we need to start talking across this divide.” According to Clinton, those who broke away from long-held beliefs on Second Amendment issues faced consequences.