The First Amendment Is Dying in Public

It isn't being repealed. It isn't being rewritten. It's being ignored.

The slow death of the First Amendment isn't happening in courtrooms or through sweeping legislation. It's happening out in the open, on sidewalks and college campuses, inside newsrooms and courtrooms, at rallies and vigils. It's happening while cameras roll and social feeds scroll by. And worst of all, it's being cheered by people who once claimed to re…