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Rights
How Frederick Douglass Destroyed John C. Calhoun With the Power of John Locke
Armed with the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the far-reaching guarantees of liberty and equality that they contained, Douglass took the fight directly to the slaveholders.
Emergency Coronavirus Orders Upheld in Wisconsin, Rejected in Michigan
Plus: Pandemic brings rise in electronic ankle monitoring, a court rules on stimulus checks for incarcerated people, and more...
Democrats Are Conjuring Up New 'Rights'
Faced with a president they find repulsive to the core and with unfunded future payment obligations in the many trillions, Democrats think now is the time to really unleash Washington.
Legislator Who Argues Housing Is a Human Right Also Suing to Stop Affordable Housing in Her District
New York Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou is a plaintiff in a lawsuit to stop a Habitat for Humanity housing project.
More Than a Third of Americans Have No Idea What the First Amendment Says
And 20 percent don't know atheists have the same rights as everyone else.
Justice, Not Amnesty, for 'Illegal' Immigrants
Granting "amnesty" supposes that a wrong was committed. But an immigrant without papers has done nothing wrong.
Wisconsin Law Requiring Hospital Privileges for Abortion Doctors Ruled Unconstitutional
Admitting privileges rule can't "be taken seriously as a measure to improve women's health," says federal appeals court.
'Sexual Rights' Now Part of U.S. Foreign Agenda
The change emphasizes a commitment to "equality between men and women in matters of sexual relations and sexuality."
For Libertarians, There Is Only One Fundamental Right
All further "rights" are simply applications of our basic right not to be aggressed against.
Even if God Didn't Give Us the Constitution, We Should Act Like He Did
If politicians treated the Constitution as if it were handed down from heaven rather than a pliable set of guidelines, the U.S. would be a better place.
Why Mandatory Voting Is a Bad Idea
Freedom means the right to ignore the state and live peacefully.
How Modern Government Is Destroying the Presumption of Liberty Our Founders Cherished
Much of the political class of the founding generation, unlike our own, viewed the Constitution as restraining, not unleashing, the government.
FEC Chairman Talks 'Dark Money' and the Fine Line Between Free Speech and Censorship
FEC Chairman Lee Goodman says the dark money debate is nothing more than an effort to regulate speech using government power.
Religious Freedom and the Great Faux-Rights Arms Race of 2014: Elizabeth Nolan Brown at The Week
A crop of current religious freedom cases are more predicated on wringing special protections from the state than legit struggles for religious liberty.
Beware a Government That's Here to Help
President Obama, most congressional Democrats, and many congressional Republicans are ardent progressives-they believe government is the chief engine of human progress.
Thought Police Force Local Baker to Participate in Gay Wedding. Will They Make Orthodox Rabbis and Imams Perform Gay Weddings, Too?
In Colorado, the Constitution is subordinate to hurt feelings and nuptial pastries.
Freedom for Me, but Not for Thee
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has no problem with experiments with American liberties, unless she and her staff are the victims.
Court: It's Not a Right When Only the Sheriff's Friends Get To Hold Guns
The case isn't just about guns, but also about what it means for the public to have "rights."
Rights Aren't Just for Humans, Anymore
From chimpanzees to artificial intelligence, science is raising important questions about just who, and what, has rights.
What the Immigration Bill Overlooks
A bill backed by leading Republicans and Democrats, big business, and government-co-opted unions is bound to have missed some things.
Rights Would Be Stripped from Newspapers, Organizations, by Proposed Amendment
Denies rights to "corporations" which includes media companies, unions and the ACLU
The Kermit Gosnell Abortion Trial, Gun Control and Heartbreaker Stories in the Media
How arguments shielding the Gosnell trial from use in the debate about reproductive rights work just as well for gun rights
John Kerry Says Americans Have a Right to Be Stupid
Made comments to German students while discussing the freedom of speech
U.S. Blocks Expanded Prisoner Rights at U.N. Meeting
Solitary confinement was a particular stumbling block
Americans Divided on Federal Government Being a Threat to Rights
46 percent think the federal government is a threat to rights, 45 percent see it as a protector of rights
D'Souza "Fact Check" Light on Facts
AP treats opinions as facts, then says the opinions are wrong.