laws are intended to silence those who voice unpopular ideas: “If the state could use [criminal] laws not for their intended purposes but to silence those who voice unpopular ideas, little would be left of our First Amendment liberties, and little would separate us from the tyrannies of the past or the malignant fiefdoms of our own age. The freedom to speak without risking arrest is ‘one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation.’”—Justice Neil Gorsuch, dissenting, Nieves v. Bartlett (2019)|If the government could utilize laws intended to punish criminal activity to instead quiet those who express unpopular opinions, our First Amendment rights would be severely diminished, and we would be little different from the tyrannical regimes of history or the oppressive fiefdoms of today. The ability to speak freely without fear of arrest is a defining feature of a truly free society, as stated by Justice Neil Gorsuch in his dissenting opinion in Nieves v. Bartlett (2019).
Behind the Barred Windows: How Afghanistan’s War on Drugs Became a Battle for Souls : If you walk through Kabul today, it might look cleaner than it did a few years ago. The parks once filled with men sprawled under the sun, the bridges littered with used needles and broken glass — they’re mostly empty now. Kids are playing again in Shahr-e-Naw Park. But behind the locked doors and barred windows of the city’s rehab centers, another battle rages — one far more complicated than it looks from the outside.
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