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href="/news/podcasts/so-speak-free-speech-podcast/venezuela-cautionary-tale-w-jim-epstein-and-germania" class="js-link-event-link"> Venezuela is a cautionary tale w/ Jim Epstein and Germania Rodriguez Poleo 329 </a> </h4> 330 331 <h5 class="eyebrow">Podcast</h5> 332 333 <div class="date-text"> 334 <time datetime="2026-10-07T09:40:00Z">October 7, 2026</time> 335 336 </div> 337 </header> 338 </div> 339 </article> 340 <article 341 class="card js-link-event" 342 data-animation="custom" 343 > 344 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 345 346 <picture loading="lazy" width="300" height="225" class="media"> 347 <img loading="lazy" width="300" height="225" src="/sites/default/files/styles/300x225/public/2026/07/Stacey%20Bohlinger%20A7402700.jpg.webp?h=c6980913&itok=LZ3ikAZQ" alt="Stacey Segarra-Bohlinger"> 348 349 </picture> 350 351 352 353 354 355 </div> 356 357 <div 358 class="text" 359 data-animation-duration="900" 360 data-animation="fadeIn" 361 data-animation-delay="250"> 362 <header> 363 <h4 class="title"> 364 <a href="/news/fire-sues-los-angeles-city-council-over-policy-banning-certain-words-during-public-comment" class="js-link-event-link"> FIRE sues Los Angeles City Council over policy banning certain words during public comment 365 </a> </h4> 366 367 <h5 class="eyebrow"> 368 Press Release 369 </h5> 370 371 <div class="date-text"> 372 <time datetime="2026-10-06T16:33:34Z">October 6, 2026</time> 373 374 </div> 375 </header> 376 </div> 377 </article> 378 <article 379 class="card js-link-event" 380 data-animation="custom" 381 > 382 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 383 384 <picture loading="lazy" width="300" height="225" class="media"> 385 <img loading="lazy" width="300" height="225" src="/sites/default/files/styles/300x225/public/2026/10/kid%20on%20social%20media.jpg.webp?h=82f92a78&itok=X6s_594I" alt="kid on social media"> 386 387 </picture> 388 389 390 391 392 393 </div> 394 395 <div 396 class="text" 397 data-animation-duration="900" 398 data-animation="fadeIn" 399 data-animation-delay="300"> 400 <header> 401 <h4 class="title"> 402 <a href="/news/blogs/free-speech-dispatch/it-was-never-just-going-be-about-keeping-kids-social-media" class="js-link-event-link"> It was never just going to be about keeping kids off social media 403 </a> </h4> 404 405 <h5 class="eyebrow"> 406 Analysis 407 </h5> 408 409 <div class="date-text"> 410 <time datetime="2026-10-02T14:14:38Z">October 2, 2026</time> 411 412 </div> 413 </header> 414 </div> 415 </article> 416 <article 417 class="card js-link-event" 418 data-animation="custom" 419 > 420 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 421 422 <picture loading="lazy" width="300" height="225" class="media"> 423 <img loading="lazy" width="300" height="225" src="/sites/default/files/styles/300x225/public/2026/09/Black_Jesus_Welc
423omes.jpg.webp?h=37a41a86&itok=PnLJNC3z" alt="black Jesus"> 424 425 </picture> 426 427 428 429 430 431 </div> 432 433 <div 434 class="text" 435 data-animation-duration="900" 436 data-animation="fadeIn" 437 data-animation-delay="350"> 438 <header> 439 <h4 class="title"> 440 <a href="/news/pepperdine-banned-professor-who-taught-about-black-jesus" class="js-link-event-link"> Pepperdine banned a professor who taught about a black Jesus 441 </a> </h4> 442 443 <h5 class="eyebrow"> 444 Analysis 445 </h5> 446 447 <div class="date-text"> 448 <time datetime="2026-09-30T16:34:00Z">September 30, 2026</time> 449 450 </div> 451 </header> 452 </div> 453 </article> 454 </div> 455 </div> 456</article> 457 458 <article class="text-block wysiwyg-content js-text-block" data-bg-color-top="white" data-bg-color-btm="white" data-collapsible-vspace="true"> 459 <div class="inner"> 460 461 <p class="text-align-center" style="margin-top: -28px;"> 462 <a class="arrow-link" href="/node/43" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="3e073ba7-17de-4108-a157-7c40cf898067" data-entity-substitution="canonical">More Free Speech News from FIRE</a> 463</p> 464 465 </div> 466</article> 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476<article class="card-grid" data-animation="custom" data-bg-color-top="white" data-bg-color-btm="white" data-collapsible-vspace="true" data-hash-lines="none" data-desktop-layout="large-four-up"> 477 <div class="inner"> 478 <header class="intro"> 479 <h2 480 class="title" 481 data-animation-duration="300" 482 data-animation="fadeInUp" 483 data-animation-delay="500" 484 > 485 486 Figures of Speech 487 488 </h2> 489 490 491 <div 492 class="description" 493 data-animation-duration="300" 494 data-animation="fadeInUp" 495 data-animation-delay="700" 496 > 497 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 498 499 <p>As America marks 250 years of independence, FIRE looks back at the moments that tested the freedoms at the heart of the American experiment.</p><p><a class="arrow-link" href="/research-learn/figures-speech-heroes-and-villains-free-speech-american-history" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f1c4697c-1c07-4d12-bad2-e8c65602e5a8" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><span class="inner-text">Explore the heroes and villains of free speech in American history</span></a></p><p> </p> 500 501 </div> 502 </div> 503 </header> 504 505 <div class="cards"> 506 <article 507 class="card js-link-event" 508 data-animation="custom" 509 > 510 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 511 512 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 513 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2026/06/woodrow%201.png.webp?h=1ed1faf6&itok=Vcm3f3-u 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 514 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2026/06/woodrow%201.png.webp?h=1ed1faf6&itok=BWnjh4Sl 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 515 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2026/06/woodrow%201.png.webp?h=1ed1faf6&itok=Vcm3f3-u" alt="Collage showing Woodrow Wilson in front of newspaper headlines about censorship under his administration."> 516 517 </picture> 518 519 520 521 </div> 522 523 <div 524 class="text" 525 data-animation-duration="900" 526 data-animation="fadeIn" 527 data-animation-delay="200" 528 > 529 <header> 530 <h4 class="title"> 531 <a href="/news/woodrow-wilson-americas-worst-president-free-speech" class="js-link-event-link"> Woodrow Wilson: Americaâs worst president for free speech 532 </a> </h4> 533 534 <div class="date-text"> 535 <time datetime="2026-06-10T16:01:26Z">June 10, 2026</time> 536 537 </div> 538 539 <h5 class="eyebrow"> 540 History 541 </h5> 542 </header> 543 544 <div class="description"> 545 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 546 Before he championed democracy abroad, Woodrow Wilson built America's first modern censorship regime, jailing dissenters and crushing opposition in the name of war. 547 </div> 548 </div> 549 550 </div> 551 </article> 552 <article 553 class="card js-link-event" 554 data-animation="custom" 555 > 556 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 557 558 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 559 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2026/06/Figures%20of%20Speech%20Ida%20B%20Wells%20collage%202.png.webp?h=9b9511d3&itok=0NofV6nK 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 560 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2026/06/Figures%20of%20Speech%20Ida%20B%20Wells%20collage%202.png.webp?h=9b9511d3&itok=dxq1Kt8a 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 561 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2026/06/Figures%20of%20Speech%20Ida%20B%20Wells%20collage%202.png.webp?h=9b9511d3&itok=0NofV6nK" alt="Collage showing a black and white photo of Ida B. Wells next to a shotgun and s
561ome of her publications."> 562 563 </picture> 564 565 566 567 </div> 568 569 <div 570 class="text" 571 data-animation-duration="900" 572 data-animation="fadeIn" 573 data-animation-delay="250" 574 > 575 <header> 576 <h4 class="title"> 577 <a href="/news/ida-b-wells-journalist-activist-civil-rights-icon-and-free-speech-hero" class="js-link-event-link"> Ida B. Wells: Journalist, activist, civil rights icon, and free speech hero 578 </a> </h4> 579 580 <div class="date-text"> 581 <time datetime="2026-06-17T12:19:03Z">June 17, 2026</time> 582 583 </div> 584 585 <h5 class="eyebrow"> 586 History 587 </h5> 588 </header> 589 590 <div class="description"> 591 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 592 In 1892, a mob destroyed a Memphis newspaper after it published an anti lynching editorial. Through death threats and violence, they tried to erase journalist Ida B. Wellsâs message. Instead, they made her fight impossible to ignore. 593 </div> 594 </div> 595 596 </div> 597 </article> 598 <article 599 class="card js-link-event" 600 data-animation="custom" 601 > 602 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 603 604 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 605 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2026/05/Paine.png.webp?h=e953b4e3&itok=CxrOek0W 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 606 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2026/05/Paine.png.webp?h=e953b4e3&itok=yjNT4_i6 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 607 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2026/05/Paine.png.webp?h=e953b4e3&itok=CxrOek0W" alt="Thomas Paine"> 608 609 </picture> 610 611 612 613 </div> 614 615 <div 616 class="text" 617 data-animation-duration="900" 618 data-animation="fadeIn" 619 data-animation-delay="300" 620 > 621 <header> 622 <h4 class="title"> 623 <a href="/news/thomas-paine-american-historys-winter-soldier" class="js-link-event-link"> Thomas Paine: American historyâs winter soldier 624 </a> </h4> 625 626 <div class="date-text"> 627 <time datetime="2026-05-20T13:43:05Z">May 20, 2026</time> 628 629 </div> 630 631 <h5 class="eyebrow"> 632 History 633 </h5> 634 </header> 635 636 <div class="description"> 637 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 638 Two hundred fifty years after "Common Sense," Thomas Paineâs life reminds us that free speech and free thought are the lifeblood of a free society. 639 </div> 640 </div> 641 642 </div> 643 </article> 644 <article 645 class="card js-link-event" 646 data-animation="custom" 647 > 648 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 649 650 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 651 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2026/05/comstock%202.png.webp?h=59436f25&itok=hS_T6bOO 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 652 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2026/05/comstock%202.png.webp?h=59436f25&itok=PhljGgef 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 653 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2026/05/comstock%202.png.webp?h=59436f25&itok=hS_T6bOO" alt="Comstock"> 654 655 </picture> 656 657 658 659 </div> 660 661 <div 662 class="text" 663 data-animation-duration="900" 664 data-animation="fadeIn" 665 data-animation-delay="350" 666 > 667 <header> 668 <h4 class="title"> 669 <a href="/news/how-anthony-comstock-became-americas-most-powerful-censor" class="js-link-event-link"> How Anthony Comstock became Americaâs most powerful censor 670 </a> </h4> 671 672 <div class="date-text"> 673 <time datetime="2026-05-27T12:24:49Z">May 27, 2026</time> 674 675 </div> 676 677 <h5 class="eyebrow"> 678 History 679 </h5> 680 </header> 681 682 <div class="description"> 683 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 684 Anthony Comstock turned Victorian panic into federal censorship, criminalizing âobsceneâ
684 speech and policing American morality. This is his story. 685 </div> 686 </div> 687 688 </div> 689 </article> 690 </div> 691 </div> 692 693 694</article> 695 696 697 698 699 700 701<article class="college-rankings-list" data-bg-color-top="white" data-bg-color-btm="white" data-collapsible-vspace="true"> 702 <div class="inner"> 703 <header class="intro"> 704 <h2 class="title" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="500"> 705 706 2027 College Free Speech Rankings 707 708 </h2> 709 710 <h3 class="eyebrow" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="300"> 711 712 SURVEY 713 714 </h3> 715 716 <div class="description" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="700"> 717 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 718 719 <p>The largest report of its kind, the rankings draw from nearly 63,000 student respondents from 261 colleges and universities and are designed to help parents and prospective students choose the right school.</p><p><a class="btn" href="https://rankings.fire.org/" target="_blank"><span class="inner-text">Find a School</span></a></p> 720 721 </div> 722 </div> 723 </header> 724 725 <table data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="700"> 726 <thead> 727 <tr> 728 <th data-key="rank">Rank</th> 729 <th data-key="school">School</th> 730 <th data-key="overall">Overall</th> 731 <th data-key="speech_code">Speech Code</th> 732 </tr> 733 </thead> 734 <tbody> 735 <tr> 736 <td data-th="Rank" data-key="rank"> 737 <span> 738 1 739 </span> 740 </td> 741 <td data-th="School" data-key="school"> 742 <span class="subvalues"> 743 <span data-key="name" class="subvalue"> 744 <a href="/colleges/university-chicago"> University of Chicago 745 </a> </span> 746 <span data-key="type" class="subvalue"> 747 748 Private 749 750 </span> 751 </span> 752 </td> 753 <td data-th="Overall" data-key="overall"> 754 81.42/100 755 </td> 756 <td data-th="Speech Code" data-key="speech_code"> 757 758 <span class="speech-code" data-color="green"><span class="label">Green</span></span> 759 760 </td> 761 </tr> 762 <tr> 763 <td data-th="Rank" data-key="rank"> 764 <span> 765 2 766 </span> 767 </td> 768 <td data-th="School" data-key="school"> 769 <span class="subvalues"> 770 <span data-key="name" class="subvalue"> 771 <a href="/colleges/claremont-mckenna-college"> Claremont McKenna College 772 </a> </span> 773 <span data-key="type" class="subvalue"> 774 775 Private 776 777 </span> 778 </span> 779 </td> 780 <td data-th="Overall" data-key="overall"> 781 80.13/100 782 </td> 783 <td data-th="Speech Code" data-key="speech_code"> 784
785 <span class="speech-code" data-color="green"><span class="label">Green</span></span> 786 787 </td> 788 </tr> 789 <tr> 790 <td data-th="Rank" data-key="rank"> 791 <span> 792 3 793 </span> 794 </td> 795 <td data-th="School" data-key="school"> 796 <span class="subvalues"> 797 <span data-key="name" class="subvalue"> 798 <a href="/colleges/georgia-institute-technology"> Georgia Institute of Technology 799 </a> </span> 800 <span data-key="type" class="subvalue"> 801 802 Public 803 804 </span> 805 </span> 806 </td> 807 <td data-th="Overall" data-key="overall"> 808 78.98/100 809 </td> 810 <td data-th="Speech Code" data-key="speech_code"> 811 812 <span class="speech-code" data-color="green"><span class="label">Green</span></span> 813 814 </td> 815 </tr> 816 <tr> 817 <td data-th="Rank" data-key="rank"> 818 <span> 819 4 820 </span> 821 </td> 822 <td data-th="School" data-key="school"> 823 <span class="subvalues"> 824 <span data-key="name" class="subvalue"> 825 <a href="/colleges/michigan-technological-university"> Michigan Technological University 826 </a> </span> 827 <span data-key="type" class="subvalue"> 828 829 Public 830 831 </span> 832 </span> 833 </td> 834 <td data-th="Overall" data-key="overall"> 835 78.72/100 836 </td> 837 <td data-th="Speech Code" data-key="speech_code"> 838 839 <span class="speech-code" data-color="green"><span class="label">Green</span></span> 840 841 </td> 842 </tr> 843 <tr> 844 <td data-th="Rank" data-key="rank"> 845 <span> 846 5 847 </span> 848 </td> 849 <td data-th="School" data-key="school"> 850 <span class="subvalues"> 851 <span data-key="name" class="subvalue"> 852 <a href="/colleges/vanderbilt-university"> Vanderbilt University 853 </a> </span> 854 <span data-key="type" class="subvalue"> 855 856 Private 857 858 </span> 859 </span> 860 </td> 861 <td data-th="Overall" data-key="overall"> 862 77.09/100 863 </td> 864 <td data-th="Speech Code" data-key="speech_code"> 865
866 <span class="speech-code" data-color="green"><span class="label">Green</span></span> 867 868 </td> 869 </tr> 870 <tr> 871 <td data-th="Rank" data-key="rank"> 872 <span> 873 6 874 </span> 875 </td> 876 <td data-th="School" data-key="school"> 877 <span class="subvalues"> 878 <span data-key="name" class="subvalue"> 879 <a href="/colleges/dartmouth-college"> Dartmouth College 880 </a> </span> 881 <span data-key="type" class="subvalue"> 882 883 Private 884 885 </span> 886 </span> 887 </td> 888 <td data-th="Overall" data-key="overall"> 889 76.96/100 890 </td> 891 <td data-th="Speech Code" data-key="speech_code"> 892 893 <span class="speech-code" data-color="green"><span class="label">Green</span></span> 894 895 </td> 896 </tr> 897 <tr> 898 <td data-th="Rank" data-key="rank"> 899 <span> 900 7 901 </span> 902 </td> 903 <td data-th="School" data-key="school"> 904 <span class="subvalues"> 905 <span data-key="name" class="subvalue"> 906 <a href="/colleges/purdue-university"> Purdue University 907 </a> </span> 908 <span data-key="type" class="subvalue"> 909 910 Public 911 912 </span> 913 </span> 914 </td> 915 <td data-th="Overall" data-key="overall"> 916 76.90/100 917 </td> 918 <td data-th="Speech Code" data-key="speech_code"> 919 920 <span class="speech-code" data-color="green"><span class="label">Green</span></span> 921 922 </td> 923 </tr> 924 <tr> 925 <td data-th="Rank" data-key="rank"> 926 <span> 927 8 928 </span> 929 </td> 930 <td data-th="School" data-key="school"> 931 <span class="subvalues"> 932 <span data-key="name" class="subvalue"> 933 <a href="/colleges/appalachian-state-university"> Appalachian State University 934 </a> </span> 935 <span data-key="type" class="subvalue"> 936 937 Public 938 939 </span> 940 </span> 941 </td> 942 <td data-th="Overall" data-key="overall"> 943 76.40/100 944 </td> 945 <td data-th="Speech Code" data-key="speech_code"> 946
947 <span class="speech-code" data-color="green"><span class="label">Green</span></span> 948 949 </td> 950 </tr> 951 <tr> 952 <td data-th="Rank" data-key="rank"> 953 <span> 954 9 955 </span> 956 </td> 957 <td data-th="School" data-key="school"> 958 <span class="subvalues"> 959 <span data-key="name" class="subvalue"> 960 <a href="/colleges/university-virginia"> University of Virginia 961 </a> </span> 962 <span data-key="type" class="subvalue"> 963 964 Public 965 966 </span> 967 </span> 968 </td> 969 <td data-th="Overall" data-key="overall"> 970 75.98/100 971 </td> 972 <td data-th="Speech Code" data-key="speech_code"> 973 974 <span class="speech-code" data-color="green"><span class="label">Green</span></span> 975 976 </td> 977 </tr> 978 <tr> 979 <td data-th="Rank" data-key="rank"> 980 <span> 981 10 982 </span> 983 </td> 984 <td data-th="School" data-key="school"> 985 <span class="subvalues"> 986 <span data-key="name" class="subvalue"> 987 <a href="/colleges/george-mason-university"> George Mason University 988 </a> </span> 989 <span data-key="type" class="subvalue"> 990 991 Public 992 993 </span> 994 </span> 995 </td> 996 <td data-th="Overall" data-key="overall"> 997 75.97/100 998 </td> 999 <td data-th="Speech Code" data-key="speech_code"> 1000 1001 <span class="speech-code" data-color="green"><span class="label">Green</span></span> 1002 1003 </td> 1004 </tr> 1005 </tbody> 1006 </table> 1007 </div> 1008</article> 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014<article class="fifty-fifty" data-animation="custom" data-bg-color-top="white" data-bg-color-btm="white" data-collapsible-vspace="true" data-has-watermark="true" data-has-video="false" data-has-caption="false" data-image-align="right" data-red-angle="left"> 1015 <div 1016 class="inner"> 1017 <div class="media-col js-modal-open" data-animation="custom"> 1018 <div class="media-outer"> 1019 1020 <picture loading="lazy" width="550" height="413" class="media"> 1021 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/704x528/public/2026/08/National%20Speech%20Index%20NSI%20featured%20image%20August%202026.jpg.webp?h=d1cb525d&itok=q_hHDPTZ 1x" media="(min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/webp" width="704" height="528"/> 1022 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/550x413/public/2026/08/National%20Speech%20Index%20NSI%20featured%20image%2
10220August%202026.jpg.webp?h=d1cb525d&itok=FvmuR7kl 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px), (max-width: 600px)" type="image/webp" width="550" height="413"/> 1023 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/880x660/public/2026/08/National%20Speech%20Index%20NSI%20featured%20image%20August%202026.jpg.webp?h=d1cb525d&itok=LJUyBkBy 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="880" height="660"/> 1024 <img loading="lazy" width="550" height="413" src="/sites/default/files/styles/550x413/public/2026/08/National%20Speech%20Index%20NSI%20featured%20image%20August%202026.jpg.webp?h=d1cb525d&itok=FvmuR7kl" alt="Illustrated collage showing a blue-tinted woman and red-tinted man yelling black speech bubbles"> 1025 1026 </picture> 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 <div class="caption-or-controls"> 1032 </div> 1033 </div> 1034 </div> 1035 1036 1037 1038 <div 1039 class="accent-phrase-watermark is-svgator" 1040 aria-hidden="true" 1041 data-active-phrase="none" 1042 data-desktop-alignment="right" 1043 data-mobile-alignment="left" 1044 > 1045 </div> 1046 1047 <div class="text-content"> 1048 <header data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="500"> 1049 <h2 class="title" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-duration="200"> 1050 1051 National Speech Index 1052 1053 </h2> 1054 1055 <h3 class="eyebrow" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="300"> 1056 1057 Survey Results 1058 1059 </h3> 1060 </header> 1061 1062 <div class="description" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="700"> 1063 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1064 1065 <p dir="ltr">They may not agree on much, but Americans who identify as âvery liberalâ or âvery conservativeâ have strikingly similar attitudes toward free speech, according to a new survey by FIRE.</p><p dir="ltr"><a class="arrow-link" href="/news/free-speech-study-finds-surprising-similarities-between-very-liberal-and-very-conservative" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="05940537-40e6-426f-924e-f616e5c924d4" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><span class="inner-text">Read the Press Release</span></a></p> 1066 1067 </div> 1068 </div> 1069 </div> 1070 </div> 1071 1072 <div class="bg-accent-angle top" aria-hidden="true"> 1073 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" class="svg-angle-segments left" preserveAspectRatio="xMaxYMax slice"> 1074 <rect class="path-top" x="246.97" y="-148.51" width="16" height="787.51" transform="translate(-98.72 237.58) rotate(-42.65)" /> 1075 <rect class="path-btm" x="-137.12" y="237.24" width="787.51" height="16" transform="translate(-97.61 267.87) rotate(-47.35)"/> 1076</svg> </div> 1077 <div class="bg-accent-angle btm" aria-hidden="true"> 1078 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" class="svg-angle-segments left" preserveAspectRatio="xMaxYMax slice"> 1079 <rect class="path-top" x="246.97" y="-148.51" width="16" height="787.51" transform="translate(-98.72 237.58) rotate(-42.65)" /> 1080 <rect class="path-btm" x="-137.12" y="237.24" width="787.51" height="16" transform="translate(-97.61 267.87) rotate(-47.35)"/> 1081</svg> </div> 1082 </article> 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087<article class="fifty-fifty" data-animation="custom" data-bg-color-top="white" data-bg-color-btm="white" data-collapsible-vspace="true" data-has-watermark="true" data-has-video="true" data-has-caption="true" data-image-align="left" data-red-angle="right"> 1088 <div 1089 class="inner"> 1090 <div class="media-col js-modal-open" data-animation="custom"> 1091 <div class="media-outer"> 1092 1093 <picture loading="lazy" width="550" height="413" class="media"> 1094 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/704x528/public/2026/08/1AX-TRUMP2.0-2-web%402x-8.png.webp?h=a92f03cd&itok=y3L8kgO4 1x" media="(min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/webp" width="704" height="528"/> 1095 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/550x413/public/2026/08/1AX-TRUMP2.0-2-web%402x-8.png.webp?h=a92f03cd&itok=fHCbo3li 1x" media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px), (max-width: 600px)" type="image/webp" width="550" height="413"/> 1096 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/880x660/public/2026/08/1AX-TRUMP2.0-2-web%402x-8.png.webp?h=a92f03cd&itok=HHTPQrO- 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="880" height="660"/> 1097 <img loading="lazy" width="550" height="413" src="/sites/default/files/styles/550x413/public/2026/08/1AX-TRUMP2.0-2-web%402x-8.png.webp?h=a92f03cd&itok=fHCbo3li" alt="Photo collage showing a black and white image of Donald Trump in the foreground and a red-tinted image of protesters in the background."> 1098 1099 </picture> 1100 1101 1102 1103
1104 <div class="caption-or-controls"> 1105 <button type="button" name="video-toggle" class="video-toggle"> 1106 <span class="sr-text">View video</span> 1107 </button> 1108 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1109 1110 <p>WATCH VIDEO: In the final installment of a two-part episode of 1AX, FIRE follows Trump's escalating use of government power against protected speech since January 2025.</p> 1111 1112 1113 </div> 1114 </div> 1115 </div> 1116 </div> 1117 1118 1119 1120 <div 1121 class="accent-phrase-watermark is-svgator" 1122 aria-hidden="true" 1123 data-active-phrase="none" 1124 data-desktop-alignment="left" 1125 data-mobile-alignment="left" 1126 > 1127 </div> 1128 1129 1130 <dialog class="modal js-modal" id="video-modal-"> 1131 <div class="inner" role="document"> 1132 <div class="scrollable"> 1133 <header class="header"> 1134 1135 <button 1136 class="close js-modal-close" 1137 aria-label="Close modal" 1138 ></button> 1139 </header> 1140 1141 <div class="content"> 1142 1143 <div class="video-embed"><iframe src="https://www.fire.org/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DGll9PCUR4oM&max_width=0&max_height=0&hash=CvnPsFJpJr3EwIHykE7VNoJSymQAgu45sGGNC6gIHAs" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="lazy" title="Free Speech in Donald Trumpâs America | Part 2"></iframe> 1144</div> 1145 1146 1147 1148 </div> 1149 </div> 1150 </div> 1151 </dialog> 1152 <div class="text-content"> 1153 <header data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="500"> 1154 <h2 class="title" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-duration="200"> 1155 1156 Watch Part 2 of 'Free Speech in Donald Trump's America' 1157 1158 </h2> 1159 1160 <h3 class="eyebrow" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="300"> 1161 1162 FIRE Documentary 1163 1164 </h3> 1165 </header> 1166 1167 <div class="description" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="700"> 1168 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1169 1170 <p>President Trump came back to office in 2025 promising to stop government censorship. But the first 18 months of the second Trump administration have resulted in more high-profile government censorship, not less. What started as a dramatic clash over press freedom has expanded into a nationwide censorship campaign, from college campuses to the streets of Minneapolis.</p> 1171 1172 </div> 1173 </div> 1174 </div> 1175 </div> 1176 1177 <div class="bg-accent-angle top" aria-hidden="true"> 1178 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" class="svg-angle-segments right" preserveAspectRatio="xMaxYMax slice"> 1179 <rect class="path-top" x="246.97" y="-148.51" width="16" height="787.51" transform="translate(-98.72 237.58) rotate(-42.65)" /> 1180 <rect class="path-btm" x="-137.12" y="237.24" width="787.51" height="16" transform="translate(-97.61 267.87) rotate(-47.35)"/> 1181</svg> </div> 1182 <div class="bg-accent-angle btm" aria-hidden="true"> 1183 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" class="svg-angle-segments right" preserveAspectRatio="xMaxYMax slice"> 1184 <rect class="path-top" x="246.97" y="-148.51" width="16" height="787.51" transform="translate(-98.72 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class="accent-phrase-watermark is-svgator" 1194 aria-hidden="true" 1195 data-active-phrase="none" 1196 data-desktop-alignment="right" 1197 data-mobile-alignment="right" 1198 ></div><div class="text-content"><header data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="500" class="js-link-event"><h2 class="title" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-duration="200"><a href="/news/podcasts/so-speak-free-speech-podcast/robby-soave-trumps-press-ban-macklemore-and-free-speech" class="js-link-event-link"> 1199 Robby Soave on Trump's press ban, Macklemore, and free speech culture wars 1200 </a></h2><h3 class="eyebrow"><span class="series">So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast</span><span class="episode">Ep. 283</span></h3><div class="date-text"><time datetime="2026-09-22T16:47:00Z">September 22, 2026</time></div></header><div class="description" data-animation-duration="300" data-animation="fadeInUp" data-animation-delay="700"><div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1201 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class="title" 1220 data-animation-duration="300" 1221 data-animation="fadeInUp" 1222 data-animation-delay="500" 1223 > 1224 1225 Our Issues 1226 1227 </h2> 1228 1229 1230 <div 1231 class="description" 1232 data-animation-duration="300" 1233 data-animation="fadeInUp" 1234 data-animation-delay="700" 1235 > 1236 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1237 1238 <p>FIRE defends and promotes the individual rights of all Americans in our courtrooms, on our campuses, and in our culture.</p><p><a class="arrow-link" href="/defending-your-rights" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="17f2af70-dedc-4d96-9af9-48c5d0846bc1" data-entity-substitution="canonical"><span class="inner-text">WHAT WE DEFEND</span></a></p> 1239 1240 </div> 1241 </div> 1242 </header> 1243 1244 <div class="cards"> 1245 <article 1246 class="card js-link-event" 1247 data-animation="custom" 1248 > 1249 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 1250 1251 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 1252 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-free-speech-01.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=2fKHndFG 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 1253 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-free-speech-01.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=28DUUGi- 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 1254 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-free-speech-01.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=2fKHndFG" alt="Illustration of a person and speech bubbles flanked by the infinity symbol"> 1255 1256 </picture> 1257 1258 1259 1260 </div> 1261 1262 <div 1263 class="text" 1264 data-animation-duration="900" 1265 data-animation="fadeIn" 1266 data-animation-delay="200" 1267 > 1268 <header> 1269 <h4 class="title"> 1270 <a href="/defending-your-rights/free-speech" class="js-link-event-link"> Free Speech 1271 </a> </h4> 1272 1273 1274 </header> 1275 1276 <div class="description"> 1277 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1278 1279 <p>Freedom of speech is a human right and a fundamental American freedom.</p> 1280 1281 </div> 1282 </div> 1283 1284 </div> 1285 </article> 1286 <article 1287 class="card js-link-event" 1288 data-animation="custom" 1289 > 1290 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 1291 1292 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 1293 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-academic-freedom-08.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=nFyd4e6s 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 1294 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-academic-freedom-08.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=qYLXvP4D 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 1295 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-academic-freedom-08.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=nFyd4e6s" alt="Illustration of academic files in a folder, indicating academic freedom"> 1296 1297 </picture> 1298 1299 1300 1301 </div> 1302 1303 <div 1304 class="text" 1305 data-animation-duration="900" 1306 data-animation="fadeIn" 1307 data-animation-delay="250" 1308 > 1309 <header> 1310 <h4 class="title"> 1311 <a href="/defending-your-rights/academic-freedom" class="js-link-event-link"> Academic Freedom 1312 </a> </h4> 1313 1314 1315 </header> 1316 1317 <div class="description"> 1318 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1319 1320 <p>College faculty must be free to ask tough questions and facilitate learning without the threat of institutional censorship.</p> 1321 1322 </div> 1323 </div> 1324 1325 </div> 1326 </article> 1327 <article 1328 class="card js-link-event" 1329 data-animation="custom" 1330 > 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data-animation-delay="300" 1349 > 1350 <header> 1351 <h4 class="title"> 1352 <a href="/defending-your-rights/due-process" class="js-link-event-link"> Due Process 1353 </a> </h4> 1354 1355 1356 </header> 1357 1358 <div class="description"> 1359 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1360 1361 <p>Due process demands that authorities provide fair, unbiased, and equitable procedures when determining a personâs guilt or innocence. </p> 1362 1363 </div> 1364 </div> 1365 1366 </div> 1367 </article> 1368 <article 1369 class="card js-link-event" 1370 data-animation="custom" 1371 > 1372 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 1373 1374 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 1375 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-press%20freedom-04.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=xX5GgUPo 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 1376 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-press%20freedom-04.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=YgQXSQhx 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 1377 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-press%20freedom-04.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=xX5GgUPo" alt="Illustration of a newspaper"> 1378 1379 </picture> 1380 1381 1382 1383 </div> 1384 1385 <div 1386 class="text" 1387 data-animation-duration="900" 1388 data-animation="fadeIn" 1389 data-animation-delay="350" 1390 > 1391 <header> 1392 <h4 class="title"> 1393 <a href="/defending-your-rights/press-freedom" class="js-link-event-link"> Press Freedom 1394 </a> </h4> 1395 1396 1397 </header> 1398 1399 <div class="description"> 1400 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1401 1402 <p>Freedom of the press protects the ability of journalists and news media to publish information free from official censorship. </p> 1403 1404 </div> 1405 </div> 1406 1407 </div> 1408 </article> 1409 <article 1410 class="card js-link-event" 1411 data-animation="custom" 1412 > 1413 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="c
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class="title"> 1434 <a href="/defending-your-rights/freedom-of-assembly" class="js-link-event-link"> Freedom of Assembly 1435 </a> </h4> 1436 1437 1438 </header> 1439 1440 <div class="description"> 1441 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1442 1443 <p>Freedom of assembly is the right of individuals to come together to express shared ideas, and is guaranteed by the First Amendment.</p> 1444 1445 </div> 1446 </div> 1447 1448 </div> 1449 </article> 1450 <article 1451 class="card js-link-event" 1452 data-animation="custom" 1453 > 1454 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 1455 1456 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 1457 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-religious-liberty-05.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=EX_oqVTF 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 1458 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/534x400/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-religious-liberty-05.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=yJmlVTZD 1x" media="(min-width: 1200px), (max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" width="534" height="400"/> 1459 <img loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" src="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Freedom_Icon_WHITE-religious-liberty-05.png.webp?h=c6cbd989&itok=EX_oqVTF" alt="Illustration of symbols representing various religions, indicating religious liberty"> 1460 1461 </picture> 1462 1463 1464 1465 </div> 1466 1467 <div 1468 class="text" 1469 data-animation-duration="900" 1470 data-animation="fadeIn" 1471 data-animation-delay="450" 1472 > 1473 <header> 1474 <h4 class="title"> 1475 <a href="/defending-your-rights/religious-liberty" class="js-link-event-link"> Religious Liberty 1476 </a> </h4> 1477 1478 1479 </header> 1480 1481 <div class="description"> 1482 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1483 1484 <p>Religious liberty is the right to follow the faith of your choice â or to follow no faith at all.</p> 1485 1486 </div> 1487 </div> 1488 1489 </div> 1490 </article> 1491 </div> 1492 </div> 1493 1494 1495</article> 1496 1497 1498 1499 1500 1501<!-- components/cta-single-promo/cta-single-promo.twig --> 1502<article class="cta-single-promo" data-collapsible-vspace="true" data-bg-color-top="white" data-bg-color-btm="white" 1503> 1504 <div class="inner"> 1505 <div class="cols js-link-event"> 1506 1507 <div class="col media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 1508 1509 <picture loading="lazy" width="340" height="300" class="media"> 1510 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/458x258/public/2025/01/Kim%20Diei%20in%20the%20FIRE%20Philadelphia%20Office%202025_SELECTS_6.jpg.webp?h=66868449&itok=g8Yr4RoH 1x" media="(max-width: 499px)" type="image/webp" width="458" height="258"/> 1511 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/703x395/public/2025/01/Kim%20Diei%20in%20the%20FIRE%20Philadelphia%20Office%202025_SELECTS_6.jpg.webp?h=66868449&itok=-jhCmIoY 1x" media="(max-width: 767px)" type="image/webp" width="703" height="395"/> 1512 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/340x300/public/2025/01/Kim%20Diei%20in%20the%20FIRE%20Philadelphia%20Office%202025_SELECTS_6.jpg.webp?h=66868449&itok=0hZ1WPnE 1x" media="(min-width: 768px)" type="image/webp" width="340" height="300"/> 1513 <img loading="lazy" width="340" height="300" src="/sites/default/files/styles/340x300/public/2025/01/Kim%20Diei%20in%20the%20FIRE%20Philadelphia%20Office%202025_SELECTS_6.jpg.webp?h=66868449&itok=0hZ1WPnE" alt="Kim Diei in the FIRE Philadelphia Office"> 1514 1515 </picture> 1516 1517 1518 1519 </div> 1520 1521 <div class="col text"> 1522 <header class="intro" data-animation="custom"> 1523 <h2 1524 class="title" 1525 data-animation-duration="200" 1526 data-animation="fadeInUp" 1527 > 1528 <a href="/submit-a-case" class="js-link-event-link"> Have your rights been violated? 1529 </a> </h2> 1530 </header> 1531 1532 <div 1533 class="description" 1534 data-animation-duration="300" 1535 data-animation="fadeInUp" 1536 data-animation-delay="300" 1537 > 1538 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1539 1540 <p>If you face retaliation over protected speech, or if you are a college student or faculty member whose First Amendment rights may have been violated on campus, reach out to FIRE to learn more about how we can protect your rights.</p> 1541 1542 </div> 1543 1544 <a href="/submit-a-case" class="arrow-link"><span class="inner-text">Submit a Case</span></a> 1545 </div> 1546 </div> 1547 </div> 1548 </div> 1549</article> 1550 1551 1552 1553 1554 1555 1556 1557 1558 1559 1560<article class="card-grid" data-animation="custom" data-bg-color-top="white" data-bg-color-btm="white" data-collapsible-vspace="true" data-hash-lines="none" data-desktop-layout="large-four-up"> 1561 <div 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</a> </h4> 1617 1618 1619 <h5 class="eyebrow">Helping You</h5> 1620 </header> 1621 1622 <div class="description"> 1623 <div class="inner wysiwyg-content"> 1624 1625 <p>FIREâs signature, core defense program provides free, non-legal assistance to individuals whose fundamental civil liberties are violated.</p> 1626 1627 </div> 1628 </div> 1629 1630 </div> 1631 </article> 1632 <article 1633 class="card js-link-event" 1634 data-animation="custom" 1635 > 1636 <div class="media-outer" data-animation="custom"> 1637 1638 <picture loading="lazy" width="334" height="250" class="media"> 1639 <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/334x250/public/2025/06/Judge%20gavel%20and%20background%20with%20American%20flag.jpg.webp?h=56d0ca2e&itok=qspgA_t4 1x" media="(min-width: 500px) and (max-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" width="334" height="250"/> 1640 <source 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