Although I support strict gun control and am frequently called out as a naive lib’rul because of it, I do … More
Category: Democracy
Hugo Black Died 46 Years Ago. Now He’s Having a Moment Thanks to ‘The Post’
Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ opens nationwide on Friday. Every American should see it. Many won’t, and for political reasons. Conservatives … More
The Right Says It’s Fighting For Campus Free Speech. It Wants No Such Thing.
The biggest First Amendment story of 2017 may well have been the battles over freedom of speech on college campuses. … More
Until Thursday, Trump’s War on Press Freedom Was Just Talk. Now It’s Real.
That Donald Trump is no friend of a free press is hardly news. Until now, though, his rhetoric has mainly … More
Regaining Public Trust in Media in the Age of Trump
The other course I’m teaching this spring is Media Law & Ethics, which we’ve hashtagged as #MediaLawEthics for Twitter purposes. … More
We Talk a Lot About a Marketplace of Ideas. It’d Be Nice If We Actually Had One.
Two of my Media Law & Ethics students, Daryl Batt (left) and Randy Paulson, work through the issues in a … More
Brian J. Steffen 