Commentary: Free Speech was always a loser in this election

November 05, 2024 1 min read

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Brad Polumbo
Washington Examiner

Excerpt: Voters are fortunate to have seen a decisive presidential winner early Wednesday morning. But, tragically, there was always going to be one clear loser of the November presidential contest: the First Amendment.

Why? Well, in Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, both mainstream political parties ran candidates who, in different ways, have made their contempt for free speech clear over the years.

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Tom Williams '77
Tom Williams '77

November 08, 2024

Thanks to the Washington Examiner for telling the uncomfortable truth. We all need to stand up for freedom of thought and freedom of speech.

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