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“If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country” – The New Yorker
Letter from Trump’s Washington “If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country” Donald Trump’s attempt to criminalize political expression is crossing a line that’s held since 1798. By Susan B. Glasser, February 12, 2026 During the 2024 campaign, after years of attacking the media as “enemies of the people,”…
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Talk of unity rings hollow after citizens killed by federal agents – Editorial – Las Vegas Sun
February 2, 2026 Facebook X Email Share Editorial: Talk of unity rings hollow after citizens killed by federal agents Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 | 2 a.m. View more of the Sun’s opinion section In moments of national trauma, the words of elected officials matter — not because they can undo harm, but because they signal…
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The New “Signalgate”: Kash Patel’s First Amendment Fail – Cato at Liberty Blog
January 27, 2026 2:33PM The New “Signalgate”: Kash Patel’s First Amendment Fail By Patrick G. Eddington I suppose it was just a matter of time before a Trump administration official would suggest that the use of public key encryption—protected by the First Amendment—to monitor federal agent misconduct was itself allegedly a crime. NBC News reported…
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Public libraries in TX, LA, and MS are no longer protected by the First Amendment – Literary Hub
Public libraries in TX, LA, and MS are no longer protected by the First Amendment – Literary Hub By Drew Broussard, December 8, 2025 Six months ago, Anthony Aycock wrote a piece for this website called “How a Single Court Case Could Determine the Future of Book Banning in America” in which he detailed a…
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San Diego Public Library offers free digital access to banned books for teens in restrictive states – YouTube
San Diego Public Library offers free digital access to banned books for teens in restrictive states CBS 8 San Diego 505K subscribers 330 views Oct 27, 2025 Thousands of books face bans nationwide this year, but in California, where libraries cannot ban books by law, the San Diego Public Library is fighting back by giving…
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Media outlets, including Fox News and CNN, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules – CNN Business
Business Media • 4 min read Media outlets, including Fox News and CNN, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules By Brian Stelter, Updated 6 hr ago, 168 comments The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Virtually every news outlet is rejecting…
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Trump’s free speech backflip was 250 years in the making | CNN Politics
Politics• 8 min read Trump’s free speech backflip was 250 years in the making Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, 6 hr ago A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. “If we don’t have FREE SPEECH, then we just don’t…
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Trump’s free speech back flip was 250 years in the making – CNN – What Matters
October 10, 2025, by Zachary B. Wolf : Trump’s free speech back flip was 250 years in the making “If we don’t have FREE SPEECH, then we just don’t have a FREE COUNTRY,” then-candidate Donald Trump said in a campaign video. But less than nine months into his second term, he was explaining his administration’s stance…
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Nearly 80 years after McCarthyism, Jane Fonda relaunches Committee for the First Amendment: ‘The stakes are too high’ -CNN
Entertainment• 3 min read Nearly 80 years after McCarthyism, Jane Fonda relaunches Committee for the First Amendment: ‘The stakes are too high’ By Elizabeth Wagmeister, 14 hr ago Eight decades after Hollywood legends like Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland launched the Committee for the First Amendment to stand up…
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Jimmel Kimmel Live! returned. The opening monologue crystallized something bleak – Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Television Jimmy Kimmel Made His Return. His Monologue Was Revealing. This was undoubtedly the most significant episode of a talk show in recent history. By Luke Winkie, Sept 24, 2025 9:16 AM Last night, nearly a week after it was unceremoniously suspended, Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned to television with what is undoubtedly the most significant…
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Column: When one of us is silenced, all of us are – The Daily Tar Heel
Opinion Column: When one of us is silenced, all of us are By Sydney Baker , Owen Baxter and Madelyn Rowley Published Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 On Sept. 10, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at a “Prove Me Wrong” event at Utah Valley University. In the days following the event, a slew of…
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Professor sues West Point, says the academy is restricting free speech | AP News
U.S. News West Point is violating the First Amendment with a crackdown on professors, lawsuit says By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Updated 9:08 AM PDT, September 22, 2025 NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is banning opinions by professors in the classroom and some books and courses in a crackdown that violates…
