Free Speech and Political Polarization

The new Trump presidency has led to pressure on the First Amendment, and the lines between free expression and political enforcement are blurring. Those who say speech is now freer argue that his actions are restoring viewpoint diversity. Those who argue it’s more restricted argue it’s a crackdown on speech that doesn’t align with the administration’s views, especially in Harvard’s case. In partnership with the Cascades PBS Ideas Festival, we debate free speech’s evolution in the Trump 2.0 era.

Nadine Strossen, Senior Fellow at FIRE; Former President of the ACLU 

Brandi Kruse, Host of "unDivided with Brandi Kruse” 

Nick Gillespie, Editor-at-Large at Reason, is the guest moderator. 

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