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He used the phrase “trap house” — then Yale admins tried to trap him into apologizing
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Let Americans have both a job and a political opinion
The First Amendment affords significant protection to public employees when they speak in their personal capacity on matters of public concern.
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I'm trans. The trans community's illiberalism is putting our rights at risk.
My fellow trans activists could take a page from the gay rights movement.
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Statement: The Kids Online Safety Act gives government ‘dangerous powers’ over Americans’ expression
KOSA hands government bureaucrats a powerful weapon to wield over social media websites — one that threatens every American’s ability to express themselves online.
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FIRE brief: TikTok law is unprecedented threat to Americans’ expressive rights
TikTok users and TikTok itself are challenging a new law that singles out and effectively bans an entire communications platform used by millions of Americans.