Peter Ferrara: Will Obama Seize the Radio Stations Next?

By |2020-04-23T21:53:03-04:00April 22nd, 2009|

When President Obama announced his new budget a few weeks ago involving record spending, tax increases, deficits and debt, he did so with soaring rhetoric about spending cuts (non-existent), tax cuts for 95% of workers (misleading), and cutting the deficit in half in 5 years (good luck). This misdirection rhetoric is now a common Obama pattern.

Ken Blackwell: Judge Shocks America's Conscience

By |2009-04-20T10:17:29-04:00April 20th, 2009|

Recently, a federal court issued a decision that may be the next Supreme Court case in the War on Terror. The court ruled that terrorists held by the U.S. military in Afghanistan are entitled to the writ of habeas corpus, extending a panoply of rights to these detainees. This ruling could have a stunning impact on this and future wars, and bears out just how wrong last year's major Supreme Court habeas case was.

Jan LaRue: The Pain in Spain Falls Mainly from Koh's Brain

By |2009-04-19T12:59:11-04:00April 19th, 2009|

The pain of facing criminal prosecution in Spain has ended for six senior Bush administration officials who allegedly provided "legal cover for the torture of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay," according to The Washington Post. What remains of greater concern for all Americans is the core legal philosophy behind the prosecution and Harold Hongju Koh, President Barack Obama's nominee to be legal advisor to the U.S. Department of State.

John Armor: The Myth of Public Airways

By |2020-04-23T21:53:03-04:00April 17th, 2009|

People who don't know much about freedom of the press (or don't care much about it) often say that the government has a right to regulate the content of broadcast media because "the public owns the airways." If that were true, the government would have a right to censor your personal phone calls and e-mails.

The ACRU to Talk About Freedom to Listen On the Air

By |2009-04-09T23:05:21-04:00April 9th, 2009|

On Sunday, April 12, 2009, at 4:30pm ET, John Armor will be on “Liberty Watch Radio,” which can be heard on 690 KVOI in Tuscon, AZ, 930 KAPR in Douglas, AZ, and 1240 KJAA in Tuscon, AZ. He will be discussing both Freedom to Listen and Save Radio Free America. Tune in if you live in the Tuscon area or listen live online.

Then, on Monday, April 13, 2009, Robert Knight will be on “The Sandy Rios Show” on 1160 WYLL in Chicago, IL. They will also be discussing Freedom to Listen. Tune in if you live in Chicago or

Peter Ferrara: Rush's fans have rights, too

By |2020-04-23T21:53:03-04:00April 5th, 2009|

While President Obama's Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prepares to attack conservative talk radio with some version of the Fairness Doctrine, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in open court last week may have thrown a bombshell into those plans.

Ken Klukowski: Government Claims Power to Ban Books and Speech

By |2020-04-23T21:53:03-04:00April 1st, 2009|

On Mar. 24, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Citizens United v. FEC, the latest installment in an ongoing series of challenges to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), better known as McCain-Feingold. This case has far-reaching implications for the future of campaign activities, and draws an important line between the right of citizens to speak out and the power of government to imprison them if they do.

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