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Tim Dillon says rebranding of core American values as 'right-wing' is the 'craziest thing' he's ever heard
Comedian Tim Dillon opened up on the current state of politics and more in a wide-ranging sit-down interview with Fox News ...
State Department shutters controversial Global Engagement Center after COVID censorship controversy
The GEC came under fire after it was revealed that the Biden administration had used it to pressure American social media ...
The State Department closes the office that flags disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
The State Department has shut down its office that sought to deal with misinformation and disinformation that Russia, China ...
The people who have weighed in on the Trump-Harvard funding fight
What Trump and his allies and opponents have to say about the White House’s attempts to pull billions in funding from Harvard ...
Voices: The difference between ‘hate speech’ and ‘freedom of speech’
The difference between ‘hate speech’ and ‘freedom of speech’ - COMMENT: I hold Big Tech’s greed and exploitation of people ...
AP Says Trump Wire Service Cut Defies 'the Fundamental American Freedom' of Speech 'Without Government Control or Retaliation'
In a statement Tuesday night, the Associated Press slammed the Trump administration for cutting wire services' access ...
As he lionizes a strongman, Trump flexes power over the law, top colleges and the media
Only three months into his new term, President Donald Trump is escalating a battle against institutions that challenge his ...
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Scientists worry about free speech rights under the Trump administration
Edition's First Amendment series looks at the cost of speaking out or staying silent in the scientific community, amid pressure from colleagues or officials in Washington.
Harvard rejects Trump demands, gets hit by $2.3 billion funding freeze
Harvard rejected numerous demands from the Trump administration that it said would cede control of the school to a ...
Opinion - It’s game over for people if AI gains legal personhood
Now is the time to ask hard questions about what AI systems should and should not be able to do in the real world. Otherwise, ...
Caution and Courage on Campus Speech
Readers respond to a guest essay by Michael I. Kotlikoff, the president of Cornell University. Also: Fired in a quake zone.
Trump says Ukraine talks may be going OK, but there is a time 'to put up or shut up'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine may be going OK, but "there’s a point at which you just have to either put up or shut up." ...