• A 1st Amendment Award for a 1st Amendment Opponent
    by Paul du Quenoy, Chronicles on October 19, 2026 at 7:26 pm

    "The number one challenge that we see is the First Amendment in the United States," said Katherine Maher, now CEO of formerly government subsidized National Public Radio in a 2021 video interview with the once prestigious Atlantic Council. Maher, who had just stepped down as CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation at the time of her free speech-blasting interview, also referred to our Constitution's foundational guarantee of free speech and expression as "a little bit tricky" and claimed that "influence peddlers" abuse it to promote what she called "bad information."

  • If SCOTUS Wants To Protect Free Press, Here Is a Chance
    by Jonathan Turley, The Hill on October 19, 2026 at 7:24 pm

    Below is my column in The Hill on an important case currently before the Supreme Court on the free press and the ability to protect confidential sources. The underlying facts may seem like something out of The Onion: an accused Chinese operative and PLA Colonel who was viewed as a national security risk is successfully using the Privacy Act to get a respected journalist to reveal her confidential sources. However, it is very serious and, unless the Court reviews the case, investigative journalism in the United States could suffer a debilitating blow with little more than a shrug from the...

  • Fixing a Broken Workplace Bargain With the Young
    by Bruno Manno, Washington Monthly on October 19, 2026 at 7:23 pm

    Britain is weighing a problem the U.S. must address: The gap between school and work. Apprenticeship degrees are one solution.