Monthly Archives: May 2008

“Pall of Orthodoxy”: The Insidious Persistence of Loyalty Oaths

By |2017-10-05T11:14:27-04:00May 24th, 2008|FEPP Articles|

A recent incident in California has dramatized the insidious persistence of loyalty oaths for public employment in America. These oaths of allegiance originated in the days of King Henry VIII of England, when treasonous plots and religious wars threatened royal hegemony. They survive today as coerced rituals of political orthodoxy, and as threats to free thought. The latest casualty is [...]

Fact Sheet on Political Dissent and Censorship

By |2020-01-03T15:47:22-05:00May 1st, 2008|FEPP Articles|

In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and of U.S. government efforts to combat terrorism by often secretive or constitutionally dubious means, questions have arisen about the scope of First Amendment protection for political protest and dissent. This Fact Sheet, originally prepared for a November 2006 conference on "Civil Liberties in a Paranoid Society," outlines the [...]

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