You Can't Yell 'Fire' in a.... #140

We’ve heard about First Amendment rights and what they entail and what they don’t. A very well known fact about limits of free speech is the old “You can’t yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theatre.” But how did that phrase develop? Apparently, according to John U. Bacon, the phrase came about in 1913 and from a tragedy. In Calumet, Michigan there was incredible wealth due to copper mining. The town…