The Cost of a Free Dialogue

We’re in the early days of a new administration. Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States and Kamala Harris his second.

What is yet to be seen, what will be proven as time goes on, is how free we are.

When was the last time we had, by appearances at least, more military presence than elected officials, VIP invitations and public in general at an inauguration? News feeds spent much of 2020 overwhelmed with videos of events labeled as protests that quickly resulted in destroyed business districts and personal property, people accosted while having quiet dinners in a restau...