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Alien and Sedition Acts

What I Would Have Said to Eric Holder

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.29.2013 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

The Justice Department's recent actions towards the media is so disturbing because it represents a step backward to a much uglier time, with fewer legal protections for the press. There is a very fine line between targeting leaking and targeting the media who print the leaks.

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George Washington's Biggest Critic

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.21.2012 | Media
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When Washington died, the phrase which spread the country was: "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen." While this may be almost universally true today, it was not when the man held office.

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