Reclaiming the Right to Free Speech in New York
By Elena Chin Coppola
“Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such thing as Wisdom; and no such thing as public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech.” – Benjamin Franklin
On December 15, I had the honor of attending a White House event commemorating the ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791. With America nearing its 250th birthday, it was a powerful reminder of the liberties that make our unique experiment in self-government possible. Today, more than ever, those liberties are being put to the test and must be defended, especially in our schools and on our college campuses, where viewpoint diversity is too often punished rather than debated. Students are learning that certain perspectives are protected while others are policed; that conformity is rewarded and dissent is prohibited.
2026: America’s 250th Birthday, the Year of New York and the USA!
President’s Message by Philip Orenstein
January 2026
It was Friday night, December 19th, and I had just begun drafting this President’s Message for The Queens Village Eagle. I was focusing on the critical 2026 Republican primary for Governor of New York, when breaking news changed the landscape. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announced that she was ending her campaign for governor.
Congresswoman Stefanik is a rising Republican rock star and was the state GOP’s endorsed candidate, even as another major Republican leader had entered the race. I had planned to write about the fundamental importance of competitive primaries—why grassroots Republicans must have a real voice, rather than having their nominee dictated from the top down by party insiders. That approach has failed New York Republicans repeatedly in recent years, and the results speak for themselves.
Activist/Author Gloria Giorno Sounds Off Against College Students’ Attempt To Destroy Her Son
United Patriots Uprising with Gary Binford (Video)
Activist/Author Gloria Giorno Sounds Off Against College Students’ Attempt To Destroy Her Son
Dec 9, 2025 Shining a searing spotlight on hot-button issues
Her book, “Outcast: How The Radical Left Tried to Destroy A Young Conservative,” recalls the chilling story of how Belmont University students terrorized her son, Stevie, when he wouldn’t bow down to the woke mob. Having lived in Communist Yugoslavia, Gloria voices concern about NYC under recently-elected mayor Zohran Mamdani, how women vote, winning the midterm elections, and how our schools are producing more “Mamdani voters.”
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