The Constitution is quite clear: “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press….” This treasured principle of freedom is unknown in most of the world, and greatly compromised in many nations. Canada, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, Ireland, Slovenia, Norway, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Australia and France, all provide subsidies to the press ranging from $7 billion to $35 billion per year.
