I didn't either, but Scott St. Clair knows. He also knows about the detention by Syrian thugs of a Seattle-area journalist of progressive bent who has been covering the uprising in that nation for al Jazeera.  Here's what St. Clair says about Hasegawa's proposal: "The good gentleman from the 11th district has introduced an amendment to a bill that would result in differing rates of taxation for newspapers based upon their editorial content. Read More

Odds are good the Founding Fathers would be astounded by the religious controversies of this past week. First, Rep. Randy Forbes, R-VA, introduced a resolution reaffirming “In God We Trust” as our national motto. He did so in part after President Obama wrongly claimed the national motto is “E Pluribus Unum.” Read More

Only ineffective speech should be protected, according to the scribes at major newspapers reviewing the decision in Snyder v. Phelps, which allows the Wesboro Baptist Church to continue harrassing mourners attending funerals of veterans. Read More

In a press release, WikiLeaks has blamed Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, and other conservatives for the Tucson shootings, and called for them to be prosecuted for “incitement.” It is not clear why WikiLeaks thinks people like Huckabee had anything to do with the shootings. Read More