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“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech or of the press.”

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The First Amendment allows people to report on and publish “public” information without censorship from state or government. But, the amendment doesn't just do this, it also prohibits the government from doing all of the following: force journalists to state their sources, prohibit the press from attending judicial proceedings, impose taxes on the press that it doesn't on other companies, pass a law forcing press to publish, and they cant impose criminal penalties for the publication of true information, or even false information.

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The history of this freedom goes back to the birth of mass media. As soon as the printing press was invented, officials created ways to censor it. In 1501, Pope Alexander VI issued a notice requiring printers to submit copy to church authorities before publication, in order to prevent heresy. Penalties for bypassing the censors included fines and excommunication.

Importance of the right
The importance of having freedom of press was not to protect newspapers or reporters. It wasn't to protect the New York Times, it was made to protect the right that the people have a right to know important information so they can make informed decisions.

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The experience of the Vietnam War led the U.S. government to restrict the access of reporters in combat areas in subsequent military encounters. This practice, used during the 1983 invasion of Grenada and the 1991 Persian Gulf War, was bitterly resented by many reporters. In domestic affairs, although a number of states have passed shield laws, which permit journalists to refuse to disclose confidential information and sources to law-enforcement bodies, the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized no unrestricted right of press confidentiality.

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Was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the actual malice standard  which has to be met before press reports about public officials can be considered to be libel and hence allowed free reporting of the civil rights campaigns in the southern United States.

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This case disputes whether or not the Lanham Act prohibiting the publishing of trademarks that may be “disparaging” to people, groups of people, race, etc. is unconstitutional or not.

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<-Freedom of Press has always been an issue in our society. Recently, we have treaded back to the 60's and through the movie, The Post, we have been able to look back on previous calls from our government surrounding the rights the Press has on covering some "touchy" subjects. The Post itself brought to light both the power that the President has in regard to censorship, how much the President should have, and asked the question of: "what should our press be able to talk about, where is the boundary for what a news station or a writer can talk about?"

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There are many accusations thrown about in regard to Donald Trump-and none are without foundation.

Racist, misogynist, homophobe-he's earned these labels many times over, and even though all these qualities may be beneficial to the President of the United States (!), they are all sides of the same coin.

Clearly The Donald exhibits signs of a serious personality disorder-but which one?

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Is he just a narcissist (think Gwyneth Paltrow), which, while not particularly endearing in a world leader, is not as scary as, say, a full blown sociopath (think Ted Bundy) or even worse, a psychopath (think Joseph Mengele).

Allow Popdust to break it down for you-we'll examine the different traits of each condition and try to work out once and for all....

Just what the fuck is Donald Trump's problem?

There are a number of classic traits that each disorder shares;

Trump is a pathological liar.

According to the Daily Wire, Politico attempted to measure how many lies Trump told over the course of 4.6 hours of speeches, and they found that he had lied on average, once every five minutes.

Huffington Post catalogued his lies over the course of one town hall event and came up with a staggering 71 lies.

Just look at his treatment of Mr & Mrs Khan .

No empathy whatsoever.

Have we seen his tax records? Nope. Trump's still refusing to release them and seems likely to continue using every excuse under the sun in order to avoid any form of disclosure.

It'sdifficult to pin down a speech, interview or event where Donald Trump doesn't scream his inflated view of himself proudly and loudly from the rooftops.

His "excellent" relationship with Vladimir Putin, his "best-selling business book of all time", his "biggest real estate company in the world" all those "blacks and hispanics" who just LOVE him....

We could go on and on and on, but I think that even staunch Trump supporters would agree Trump has an ego the size of Texas.

Trump's self of entitlement is clearly visible in this quote:

I wish I'd had a great marriage.

See my father was always very proud of me, but one thing he got right was that he had a great marriage.

He was married for 64 years.

Once of my ex-wives once said to me, 'You have to work at a marriage.'

And I said, 'That's the most ridiculous thing.'"

Jimmy Fallon interviewed Trump last December and asked him "Have you ever apologized, ever, in your lifetime?" Trump said no.

Because he's never wrong apparently.

Donald Trump, hopes to be President of the entire country, he complains constantly about people being "mean" to him and playing "nasty" yet he refused to condemn the anti-semitic abuse of a reporter who dared to write a critical profile of his wife Melania.

Inability to engage in self-reflection

Trump himself has said that he doesn't like to reflect on himself, because he's afraid of what he'll realize.

Can be convincing in mimicking required social emotions

Researchers at Ohio State University found that voters enjoy emotionally charged and authoritarian-style language in times of trouble.

Trump certainly fits that criteria, he regularly delivers emotional messages in speeches and seemingly convinces his legion of supporters that he is speaking from the heart.

Trump's megalomania knows no bounds.

As noted by The Washington Post, he has vowed that he, and only he, can destroy the so-called Islamic State; scrap bad trade deals; get Mexico to payfor and build a wall along U.S. borders; stop gang violence and murder; put a halt to drugs pouring into "our communities"; suspend immigration of all Muslims; defy treaty obligations; decline to aid NATO allies and "make America great again."

Willingness to throw others under the bus to further their own agenda

There are no limits as to just who Trump will disavow to save his own skin.

Before the RNC he claimed:

One of the best produced, including the incredible stage & set, in the history of conventions.

Great unity!

Big TV ratings!

Fast forward a week later, when asked about the differences between the RNC and the DNC;

I didn't produce our show-I just showed up for the final speech on Thursday.

Distinct lack of boundaries and zero social awareness

Every time Trump uses a tragedy for self promotion he demonstrates (as well as his lack of empathy) that he literally has no consideration for social boundaries .

His response to the Orlando shooting; the worst mas shooting in US history, was immediate self promotion:

Sounds like The Donald so far huh?

But, there are many shared attributes of the three conditions, and you can't be a sociopath or a psychopath without being a narcissist too-the difference lies in attitudes and this is where the disorders diverge.

There are a number of subtle differences in the traits that separate them.

Check out the individual characteristics of each and vote in our poll as to which one you think applies to the Republican Presidential candidate-Mr Donald Trump.

Narcissist;

1. Likeable

2. Self-interested-conversation is focused on themselves.

3. Takes credit for anything positive.

4. Brags about their achievements.

5. Isn't interested in others.

6. Strong personality-it's all about them

7. Doesn't necessarily require constant stimulation

8. Not necessarily threatening to society.

Sociopath;

1. Will deliver an apology if it fits their agenda.

2. Intuitive-skilled at observing and reading people

3. Will use social media to intentionally cyber-abuse, or emotionally unsettle.

4. Slightly more humble.

5. Will ask lots of questions.

6. No real personality- will change identity to fit in, in order to manipulate others.

7. Nervous high energy, can get frantic.

8. Prone to boredom, needs constant stimulation.

9. Will instantly abandon their subject if their motives are uncovered.

10. Usually not well educated or gainfully employed.

11. Viewed as outside society

Psychopath;

1. Charming

2. Cannot form emotional bonds, but is good at faking it.

3. Calculating-will form complicated plans

4. Skilled at behaving the way they should-can have a family and friends, but they are fake.

5. Intelligent, will have a good education and hold down a good job.

6. Fearless.

7. Dangerous to society.

Donald Trumps Most Offensive Quotes

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Donald Trump's Personality Disorder-Psychopath, Sociopath Or Narcissist?

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There are many accusations thrown about in regard to Donald Trump -and none are without foundation. Racist, misogynist, homophobe-he's earned these labels many times over, and even though all these qualities may be beneficial to the President of the United States (!), they are all sides of the same coin.

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I'm guessing you've heard about all this talk on "fake-news". Trump calls out news stations and publishers every day for releasing "fake news" that has misleading information. Two good questions that spur from this are: Should we allow new stations and publishers to have misleading information in their articles? Is it bad for society to be getting information that is a partial truth but not the whole truth? And, should Trump, should the President, be able to put out "fake-news" of his own? To Trump "fake-news" is like what I described above, things that are credible, but don't show you the whole picture. But with this description, from him I may add, he puts out "fake news" of his own. Trump is always putting out tweets or saying something without credibility behind him, his taxes for example. Should our President be able to legally do this to the people?