Free Republic

America as a virtuous society and America as a free society: citizens have held to these two ideals from our earliest days. The aspiration to freedom or to virtue—or to a confluence of both—was crucial in the founding of the British colonies, including the establishment of Rhode Island by Roger Williams. It can be seen in the Declaration of Independence as well as in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It came to white heat in the Civil War. It inspired great re­form movements such as Progressivism, the New Deal, and Civil Rights. It has driven moral struggles from...

Talk radio isn't exactly known for its lack of bias, but during yesterday's Kevin Miller show on KDKA-AM (1020), the concept of fairness appeared to have won a skirmish. In a segment that could have been either stunt or statement, KDKA executive producer P.J. Kumanchik read an announcement from CBS management addressing accusations that talk host Miller, whose show airs from noon to 3 p.m., is unfairly biased against Sen. Barack Obama's campaign. Citing a number of e-mails and phone calls from listeners criticizing Miller, Kumanchik offered Democratic presidential candidate Obama a three-hour air shift, usurping Miller's air time....