When a major Supreme Court victory is just the beginning
As the nation reflects on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination today, we also mourn the loss of another legendary civil rights activist, Linda Brown, who died last week.
FFRF to Kasich: Bill of the Rights, not bible, grants civil rights
It’s the Bill of Rights, not the bible, that grants citizens rights, Governor Kasich. The news headline, “Kasich proposes new government agency to promote Judeo-Christian values,” sounds like satire of reality from The Onion. But Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential candidate, is dead serious. He floated the idea yesterday of creating an agency […]
Don’t ‘discount’ civil rights
‘Cautious, careful people always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world’s estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and advocates, […]