Trump’s War on Flag Burning Is a War on Freedom

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.comDonald Trump just signed an executive order making flag burning a crime punishable by up to a year in jail.Let’s be clear: this is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled in Texas v. Johnson (1989) that burning the American flag — no matter how offensive — is protected speech under the First Amendment. That ruling wasn’t liberal or partisan. Even Just…