All of Us Are in Danger: When Anti-Government Speech Becomes Sedition

John W. Whitehead
7 min readOct 5, 2022

“If you can’t say ‘F@#k’ you can’t say, ‘F@#k’ the government.’” — Lenny Bruce, comedian

Anti-government speech has become a four-letter word.

In more and more cases, the government is declaring war on what should be protected political speech whenever it challenges the government’s power, reveals the government’s…

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John W. Whitehead

Constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute, is one of the nation’s leading advocates of civil liberties and human rights.