In the United States today, free expression and political bias are constantly clashing in public and corporate life. The latest example came out of Portage, MI, where an Office Depot employee flatly refused to print memorial posters of the recently assassinated Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA. The employee, rather than honoring a grieving community’s request for material to be used at a prayer vigil, labeled the posters “propaganda” and denied service.

The backlash was immediate. Citizens, conservatives, and ordinary Americans alike voiced their outrage. Office Depot, to its credit, quickly issued a statement apologizing and announced that the employee had been terminated. In doing so, the company reaffirmed that political bias and disdain for grieving families have no

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