Year: 2026

522 – Free Speech in Colorado

In the recent case Chiles v. Salazar, the Supreme Court was asked if Colorado’s “Conversion Therapy” law violated the Ms. Chiles right to free speech. As is so often the case, the court agreed that the law violated Ms. Chiles free speech rights, just for the wrong reasons.

Understanding the news means reading beyond the headlines

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Headlines grab attention, but they often leave crucial context behind. Deeper reading reveals legal nuances, political motives, and unanswered questions behind stories about courts, abortion, transgender treatments, censorship, anti-semitism, and gun policy. Careful readers look past click-driven framing to better understand current events, public debate, and the world around them…

New Jersey’s Second Amendment Catch-22

https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/05/10/new-jerseys-second-amendment-catch-22-n1232478

Self-Censorship and the Silenced Generation

Are America’s college students doing to themselves what the Chinese Communist state does to its citizens? An Ivy League professor—an old-fashioned liberal who actually cares about free speech—recently warned me about what’s happening in classrooms like his. He encourages class discussion of the great books he teaches in class—but students are afraid to speak, not…

Protesters Challenge Tranny Sports Policy in Commiefornia…

( The Center Square )–The California Family Council led a protest Saturday outside Yorba Linda High School ahead of the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Track and Field Preliminary meet, urging the California Interscholastic Federation to prohibit transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports.
Speakers at the Orange County press conference Saturday included Sophia Lorey, a former CIF and collegiate athlete and outreach director for the California Family Council; Sonja Shaw, president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board and a Republican candidate for state superintendent of public instruction; and multiple female athletes who were competing in Saturday’s athletic events.

USPS Slashes Quarterly Losses by $1.3 Billion

The postal service suffered a net loss of $9 billion last year.

Government making things worse

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – It’s almost a reflex reaction. Whenever someone sees a problem, they want a government program to fix it. Sadly, when governments get involved, things usually get worse, not better. Take, for example, healthcare. As the government has become more involved in the delivery and payment of healthcare services, quality has declined, and costs have risen…

Defensive Gun Uses Occur About Five Times More Often Than Criminals Use Gun in Crime

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) estimates there were approximately 330,000 violent victimizations involving a firearm in 2021. That same year there were estimated 1.67 million defensive gun uses. That is defensive gun uses are 5.06 times more than firearms used in crime.

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