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First Amendment

Fontbonne and the First Amendment

The First Amendment protects those with whom we disagree. Most people have no problem allowing speech with which they agree. But ask them if they are comfortable allowing the Nazis to parade through Skokie, Illinois, or an opponent of the Vietnam War wear a jacket with "F*ck the

terrorism

Beware of change – it’s not always for the better

Disgusting is an insufficient word to describe the cruel tyranny that exists in the swathes of Iraq and Syria controlled by the Islamic State. A report by a Syrian human rights group released Oct. 7 catalogues more than 10,000 executions by ISIS in those two countries over the past

Massachusetts

The forgotten art of self-government

Harkening back to the days when Massachusetts was known derisively as "Taxachusetts," a liberal coalition is pushing to amend the state constitution to impose a 9 percent tax on incomes above $1 million. The amendment would override the state constitution's current prohibition on graduated income taxes.