Since David Barton probably won’t take correction from TFN’s press release, perhaps he’ll listen to celebrated Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. In his oft-cited concurrence in the Whitney v. California decision, Brandeis points out what the Founding Fathers — whom Barton loves so much — thought about trying to “enforce silence” on speech you don’t […]
Where will you be in one month? We hope you’ll be with us at TFN’s Epic Evening: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 7 – 10 p.m. Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum 1800 N. Congress Ave. Austin, Texas Purchase your sponsorships or individual tickets today! At this year’s event we will be honoring three very special […]
Prominent Texas Republican Targets Critics with Lawsuit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2011 A libel and defamation lawsuit filed against two former Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) candidates and an Internet writer appears to be an attempt by a prominent Texas Republican to chill free speech about his questionable past associations, Texas Freedom Network […]
It’s become a staple of modern presidential elections — at the first hint of criticism from the right flank, a Republican puts out a call to religious-right kingmakers to testify to his or her religious bona fides. So when Texas Gov. Rick Perry found his conservative credentials in question (over the HPV vaccine mandate and […]
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
