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The Federal tax deadline has been put back this year, which must please a lot of people. But the whole Kafkaesque system somehow seems less formidable than it once did, now we are living in a post-truth society where anyone can say any crazy thing and expect to be believed. Lies have been certified as truth at the highest level, which should make filling in the 1040 form much easier. The IRS, which in any case is overwhelmed by a backlog of tax returns, would surely never question our sincerely held beliefs about income and expenses, no matter how unlikely they seem.
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It was irrelevant whether former President Donald Trump intended his rigged elections rhetoric before and after the election, his inflammatory addresses to rallies, and his speech to the mob on January 6 to lead supporters to attack the Capitol.
How Free Speech Drives Economic Progress
Censoring certain voices isn’t just morally problematic, it’s bad for the economy, too.
Saturday, January 30, 2021
Free speech is usually considered a constitutional right, which is certainly correct. It’s also often discussed as a human right also correct. But the benefits of free speech go further. Free speech acts as a gateway toward human improvement and the betterment of society.
How, you ask? It’s simple: innovation.
Innovation Through Collaboration
Most great discoveries and achievements come not through one person’s sole genius, but through collaboration with others. Take, for example, the one and only Albert Einstein. His special theory of relativity was based not on his own solitary contemplations but on discussions with two other innovators, Marcel Grossmann and Michele Besso. Grossmann’s work in mathematics is said to have greatly helped Einstein. Who knows what would have happened had the latter worked alone?
Mayor Oakes, your comments were a disgrace for the City of Staunton: Letter
JASON ATKINS
Distinguished Members of the Staunton City Council:
As a Staunton resident, a Marine veteran and a political scientist, I am appalled by the Jan. 15 article in which Mayor Oakes seemingly defends the individuals and groups who forcefully occupied the U.S. Capitol a couple weeks ago.
She reportedly stated that Riots are the language of the unheard. That statement is completely contrary to the founding fabric of this country. Should the mob remain a simple protest, following laws and remaining non-violent, I completely supported their First Amendment right for free speech. But once violence was introduced to the equation, protection no longer applied.