Vicious Rhetoric Leads to Political Violence, but . . .

Vicious Rhetoric Leads to Political Violence, but . . .

On Friday night, June 13, two political assassinations took place in Minnesota by a man who violently angry about abortion and LGBTQ rights. https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/15/vance-boelter-accused-of-assassination-of-dfl-house-leader-melissa-hortman-apprehended...
  “It’s a Free Country!”

  “It’s a Free Country!”

We cherish our freedoms in the U.S., especially “freedom of speech.”  And it’s perfectly legal –– and possibly, a great American tradition –– to cry First Amendment foul, even when foul-mouthed speech runs afoul of First Amendment protections.  There are two recent...