There are certain principles — certain basic human rights — that are essential in a truly free society, and one of them is freedom of expression — most especially political expression. One such expression of a political conviction might include, for example, a restauranteur hosting a political candidate. That is what happened in Las Vegas, where Javier Barajas hosted Donald Trump for a “No Taxes on Tips” event in his restaurant, “II Toro e La Capra.” Now he is facing boycott threats over that event (also, I might add, an expression of a political conviction), and he is sticking by his guns.
A Las Vegas restaurant owner has faced boycott calls since hosting former President Trump for a press conference on his “No Taxes on Tips” policy, but he isn’t about to cave to the pressure.
“I was so grateful to have President Donald Trump in my restaurant. [But] I’ve been having a lot of…
