Standing Up For Your Rights by Sitting Down

Commentary
Inside the First Amendment

By Gene Policinski
First Amendment Center vice president/executive director

There are a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I’m thankful for Will Phillips.

Will is a fifth-grader at West Fork Elementary in Washington County, Ark. According to various newspaper and online accounts, he’s a pretty typical 10-year old — though it’s worth noting that he’s smart enough to have skipped a grade this year and wants…