Traditional legal scholarship has failed to create a rational and coherent justification of the First Amendment. To do so, we must draw upon the principles of communication theory, public choice, and constitutional economics.

James A. Montanye is a retired consulting economist in Falls Church, Virginia.
Civil Liberties and Human RightsConstitutional LawEconomic PolicyEconomyLaw and LibertyPublic Choice
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