Burning the American flag is typically a way to upset people, but it’s also protected by the First Amendment.
Last month, a college student in Georgia challenged young people to post videos of themselves defacing the American flag. Then an Eastern Arizona man responded by posting a video on Facebook calling for people to get a flag and display it proudly.
What should we make of this kind of virtual back and forth?
We turned to Gene Policinski, COO of the Newseum Institute and Senior Vice President of the First Amendment Center, to learn more.
