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Donald Trump spoke in Phoenix Arizona at a rally the lasted over an hour. The President’s speech covered various topics including the backlash he received from his response on the violence in Charlottesville Virginia and the pardon of former Arizona sheriff  Joe Arpaio. He also blamed Democrat lawmakers for standing in his way of funding for a border wall between the U.S and Mexico. Trump hinted at shutting down the government in order to make the Democratic lawmakers support the border wall. The rally drew a lot of Trump supporters and a lot of protesters. Police stood outside the event and put out metal barricades to separate the two factions of people. No estimation of how many people showed up, but officials said there were a lot. To read more about this story click here

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Recently the Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to prohibit people from trademark offensive slurs and symbols.  They felt that under freedom of speech it was legal for people and companies to use racially and derogatory  names and symbols to promote their products. This means that you can trademark the swastika symbol or the N-word. According the Chicago Defender via Reuters, there already have been seven companies who have tried to trademark the N-word in various forms. The ruling should create an interesting twist on the way people promote their business or products. Do you think this ruling is fair? Leave your comments below.

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/eulogy-for-nigger-the-provocative-title-that-has-been-printed-verbatim-a6687016.html