America’s two most recent predecessor Presidents, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, emerged from relative seclusion last week to give their take on the state of the Union, and all its current rifts.

Christian G. Appy, Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts, says The Vietnam War connects past to present by proving the United States military has more than once brought disaster to foreign lands engulfed in people’s war.

Catalonia independence voters have equated Spanish suppression tactics to those used by rogue governments like North Korea, China and Turkey; UN confirms efforts seem to violate fundamental human rights.

But Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution does give Congress absolute authority over immigration law, stating that Congress shall have the power to “establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.” Successive waves of Congress have utilized this law to limit immigration on the basis of national origin since as early as the 1700s.

Violent clashes emerged in Portland, Oregon last Sunday when antifa activists confronted police officers and far-right demonstrators during the “Peaceful Portland Freedom March.”

UC Berkeley will allow right-wing speakers to come to campus, and hold point-counterpoint discussions during their speaking engagements.

Six Flags Great Adventure has decided to remove the Confederate flag from the row of flags from which it got its name.

A new German law will impose stiff financial penalties on social media companies that fail to remove hateful content.

Google has banned the crowdfunded alternative to Twitter from its Google Play Store.

This fiery outpouring of Free Speech has reached a level unseen since the counterculture movements of the mid-20th century, and the passion has lawmakers in at least 10 states introducing measures to stifle demonstrations by outlawing them.