Freedom under fire | Editorial

[ad_1] One of the bedrock American freedoms — one’s right to speak freely – isn’t an exclusively American concept dreamed up by the founding fathers in the late 1700s. It dates at least as far back as classical Greece, where it was referred to as parrhesia – a cornerstone of Athenian democracy in the 4th […]

Editorial: Short takes on abortion firsts and endangered Russian species | Editorial

[ad_1] By the Editorial Board After-birth abortion? Rep. Ann Wagner refuses to shy away from her position opposing abotion even though some of her Republican colleagues, fearful of a midterm voter backlash, have moderated their stands. The concern among some is that voters could realiate after the Supreme Court ruling overturning abortion rights. Some GOP […]