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65% of Americans Fear Free Speech in Troubling Study

10/9/2025

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Americans Fear Free Speech

65% of Americans fear free expression, the Global Free Speech Summit reports.
Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy calls Trump's orders unprecedented threats to free speech; Turley notes Biden-era social-media pressure.
A study of 257 U.S. colleges finds declining free-speech support; 166 schools received an F grade.
Trump designates antifa as a domestic terrorist organization; Kirk assassination fuels cancel-culture fears.

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Trump Hosts Antifa Roundtable

President Donald J. Trump will host a White House roundtable on Antifa, inviting journalists who say they faced violence.
The designation of Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization drew criticism from Democrats who argue it conflates protests with terrorism.
White House participants include Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Independent journalists attending include Andy Ngo.

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Americans Fear Free Speech

65% of Americans fear free expression, the Global Free Speech Summit reports.
Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy calls Trump's orders unprecedented threats to free speech; Turley notes Biden-era social-media pressure.
A study of 257 U.S. colleges finds declining free-speech support; 166 schools received an F grade.
Trump designates antifa as a domestic terrorist organization; Kirk assassination fuels cancel-culture fears.

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