The First Amendment: What is the Trump Administration Playing At?

Kim and Steve Review the News

We take a look at the headline stories in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.

And the Opposite of a Libertarian is......

Kim and Steve discuss the continued war on immigrants and the complicity of DHS and (maybe) the immigration courts.

Due Process and A New Pope (These are mostly unrelated topics)

Today we talk about the death of Pope Francis, may he rest in peace, and the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost to the papacy. We also discuss due process under the 5th and 14th Amendments.

The First Amendment: What is the Trump Administration Playing At?

The Department of Homeland Security is trying to remove (or "deport") a Columbia University student and green card holder, Mahmoud Khalil, without charging him with any crime. The apparent basis is Khalil's speaking out in favor of Palestinians. We discuss the First Amendment implications.

The Health of Pope Francis, the First Amendment, and the Alabama Legislature

Kim and Steve discuss the papacy during their lifetimes, the pastoral care of Pope Francis, the text of the First Amendment as it applies to religion, and an(other) unconstitutional bill pending in the Alabama legislature.