Why slaveholders restricted free speech

In the years before the Civil War, slaveholders were the greatest threat to free speech in the United States. Southern whites used state laws, Congressional gag rules, postal suppression, and physical violence to silence abolitionist speech because they believed it to be dangerous. For example, in 1830, the state of Louisiana declared that not only […]

Sailor tried to access Biden’s restricted medical records, Navy says

The U.S. Navy said Tuesday that a Navy sailor had attempted to access President Biden’s medical records through a government database as questions and concerns about his mental health continue to dog the commander in chief. Navy officials told Fox News Digital that the unidentified sailor entered “Joseph Biden” in the search on Feb. 23. […]