Essays
The Surveillance State's Iron Grip is Tightening
In a sinister fusion of private enterprise and governmental action, Americans are losing their privacy rights more than ever before.
Staff Columnist
Willie Johnson is a Staff Columnist for 71 Republic writing on culture, law, and civil liberties.
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Essays
In a sinister fusion of private enterprise and governmental action, Americans are losing their privacy rights more than ever before.
Essays
The Civil War, despite its horrific bloodshed, was instrumental in transforming American identity, creating the unity to one nation that we have today.
Essays
This Oscar-nominated drama tells more than just the story of a revolution in Journalism—it reveals the very current importance of the 1st Amendment and the dangers that face it.
Opinion
Every argument for gun control or mental health reform is an example of a coping strategy, regardless of intent; efforts to prevent shootings help improve safety, but also indirectly improve the mental health of those…
Opinion
Fair treatment of humans under the law should be a prerequisite to American war action.
Essays
Patriotism should mean dedication to values and a healthy lust for liberty.
Essays
The view of death in today's world has descended into a nihilistic view, which has made everything worse for everyone.
Essays
How the Pentagon has been spending a whole lot of money on a whole lot of nothing.
Essays
What would the cost of an increase in Supreme Court access come at?
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Games such as the recent Wolfenstein II shouldn't be politicized.