Stephen P. Gordon Obituary

Originally published at IPR

Libertarian activist Stephen P. Gordon died unexpectedly September 5, 2018 at the age of 56. An Alabama native, Gordon resided in New York since 2014, working for Project Veritas.

The Establishment’s Worst Nightmare

When all the swamp critters flee your campaign and the most honest man in Washington is all who remains, you must be doing something right.  That is exactly what has happened to Judge Roy Moore this past month. After The Washington Post published a potentially defamatory article about Moore, and women with obvious axes to grind came forward with stories of sexual misconduct, nearly every Republican politician in the nation condemned Moore, retracted their endorsement and/or demanded he exit the US Senate race in Alabama.  One notable exception was Senator Rand Paul who maintained his support even as polls (some with questionable methodology) showed the Democratic nominee with the lead.  The reason Paul stayed loyal may lie in Moore’s political positions.

Trump NFL Comments Spark First Amendment Quandary

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Ever since the NFL season started, there’s been constant discussion about  the decision of certain players not to stand during the national anthem and presentation of the flag before games.  This talk reached a fever pitch last week after President Trump, during an Alabama rally, referred to the players who refuse to stand as “son[s] of bitch[es].”  Detractors of the president and supporters of the players protesting the anthem are attempting to frame national discourse over the issue as a matter of the First Amendment.  They, of course, are correct, but perhaps not in the way they might expect.