News & Commentary about Free Speech
Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, and so much more. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has worked since 1920 to ensure that freedom of speech is protected for everyone.
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Sep 11, 2025
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Back-to-School Bookshelf: Our Reading List to Build a More Perfect Union
Sep 8, 2025
Revisiting the NEA Four: Free Speech Battles in the Arts
Aug 13, 2025
I’m a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.
Aug 5, 2025
Trump's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained
Jul 17, 2025
60 Years Later: How a Civil Rights-Era Defamation Case Empowers the Press
Jul 17, 2025
Rümeysa Öztürk On How We Can All Support Immigrants
Jun 13, 2025
Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter to His Son