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Jacob Mchangama @mchangama.bsky.social · 8h

I also explained how today’s attacks on expression echo past attempts to silence dissent.

Free speech isn’t about who controls the reins of power. It’s the foundation of liberty itself.

Read the full piece at @cnn.com: www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/p...

Analysis: Trump’s free speech backflip was 250 years in the making | CNN Politics

Trump’s complete turnabout on speech is indicative of the contradictions and ironies in the bedrock principle of the American liberties in the Bill of Rights and the First Amendment.

www.cnn.com

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Jacob Mchangama @mchangama.bsky.social · 8h

At @cnn.com, I shared with @zbyronwolf.bsky.social that, when it comes to American history, free speech and racial equality are friends, not foes.

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Jacob Mchangama @mchangama.bsky.social · 8h

From abolitionists jailed for spreading “dangerous ideas” to civil rights leaders who made free speech their shield—America’s most profound moral progress has depended on protecting speech we hate.

That’s the lesson we risk forgetting as we approach the U.S.’s 250th anniversary.

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 9h

Read @zbyronwolf.bsky.social's full analysis of the state of free speech in the U.S., with more insights from @mchangama.bsky.social about the legacy of the civil rights movement and crackdowns on free expression in Europe. www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/p...

Analysis: Trump’s free speech backflip was 250 years in the making | CNN Politics

Trump’s complete turnabout on speech is indicative of the contradictions and ironies in the bedrock principle of the American liberties in the Bill of Rights and the First Amendment.

www.cnn.com

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 9h

"Mchangama, on the other hand, hopes the American left will look at the Trump administration today and dial back on efforts to control speech.

"'Power changes hands,' @mchangama.bsky.social said."

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Jacob Mchangama @mchangama.bsky.social · 1d

At a time when free expression is under strain, our #FreeSpeechSummit2025 offered space for serious, principled debate about the First Amendment and the culture that sustains it.

Honored to see this crucial discussion in the spotlight from @usatoday.com:

The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 1d

🗣️ NASHVILLE − There's turmoil over the state of free speech in America.

The issue took center stage as free speech advocates, lawyers and experts from around the world convened recently at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

#FreeSpeechSummit2025

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 1d

To read more highlights from our #FreeSpeechSummit2025, read this great write up from @angelelatham.bsky.social, @brieannafrank.bsky.social, Taylor Seely, Stephany Matat, and @catecharron.bsky.social www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Free speech is facing threats in the US and beyond. Here are the pressure points

Free speech took center stage as advocates, lawyers and experts from around the world convened recently at Vanderbilty University in Nashville.

www.usatoday.com

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 1d

"Even among those who did not see eye-to-eye on government action, there was agreement on this: a culture more hostile to free speech across the world needs immediate action, especially as political violence becomes more commonplace."

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 1d

"Lawyers and scholars largely agreed the government has taken an 'unprecedented' and outsized role in attempting to curtail certain speech since the Trump administration took office in January."

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 1d

"Conversations at the Global Free Speech Summit, co-organized by The Future of Free Speech and Vanderbilt University, focused heavily on recent pressures confronting the First Amendment in the United States."

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 1d

🗣️ NASHVILLE − There's turmoil over the state of free speech in America.

The issue took center stage as free speech advocates, lawyers and experts from around the world convened recently at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

#FreeSpeechSummit2025

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 2d

At a panel hosted by the American Enterprise Institute, @ashkhen.bsky.social said normalizing jawboning sends a dangerous message to younger generations.

🔗 Watch the full panel here: aei.org/events/policing-the-public-interest-and-broadcast-content-at-todays-fcc

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 2d

The Trump administration and the FCC have ramped up threats to broadcasters and media outlets.

How does Jimmy Kimmel's suspension impact free speech in America going forward?

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 2d

More crackdowns on protests? Tightening grips on who can use social media? Threats to free speech are happening in almost every hemisphere, and we've got it covered.

🔗 Check out the Free Flow at: https://www.bedrockprinciple.com/p/denmark-proposes-youth-social-media

The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 3d

Governments around the world are trying to regulate AI, require labels, and even sanitize it — but we've been tracking the consequences for free speech.

🔗 Find out everything you need to know in September's .exe-pression newsletter: https://www.bedrockprinciple.com/p/exe-pression-september-2025

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Jacob Mchangama @mchangama.bsky.social · 3d

Thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Yascha Mounk, @noupside.bsky.social, and @jonrauch.bsky.social.

Some additional thoughts below ⏬

The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 4d

Defending free speech can be hard, especially when you disagree with it.

But during the live recording of The Good Fight podcast at our #FreeSpeechSummit2025, @mchangama.bsky.social said calling out hypocrisy when it comes to free speech advocacy is crucial.

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 4d

🔗 Listen to the full podcast here: www.persuasion.community/p/the-good-f...

The Good Fight Club: Who’s a Hypocrite About Free Speech?

Yascha Mounk is joined by Renée DiResta, Jacob Mchangama, and Jonathan Rauch at the Global Free Speech Summit in Nashville!

www.persuasion.community

The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 4d

Defending free speech can be hard, especially when you disagree with it.

But during the live recording of The Good Fight podcast at our #FreeSpeechSummit2025, @mchangama.bsky.social said calling out hypocrisy when it comes to free speech advocacy is crucial.

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 5d

Can censoring an idea actually make it more likely to be heard?

At @bigthink.com's The Well, @mchangama.bsky.social explains why banning speech often backfires.

🔗 https://bigthink.com/the-well/how-censorship-provides-power/

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 7d

What is the state of free speech in America? Francesca Procaccini interviews Profs. Jonathan Turley and Randall Kennedy #freespeechsummit2025

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 7d

What does cancel culture mean in the year 2025? Michael Moynihan chats with @chatterton.bsky.social and John Wood Jr. at #freespeechsummit2025

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Jacob Mchangama @mchangama.bsky.social · 7d

Had a fascinating conversation with @noupside.bsky.social, Yascha Mounk, and @jonrauch.bsky.social in a live recording of The Good Fight podcast from Persuasion.

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 7d

Prof. William B. Irvine says he's NOT talking about stoicism but "open-minded critical thinking" at #freespeechsummit2025.

Be open to new ideas, be open that you're mistaken, be open that you're overly-confident, be open to the idea that someone knows more.

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The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 7d

"I was arrested . . . because they couldn't believe that women could write jokes." - Nathasha Edirisooriya discusses being arrested for stand up comedy in Sri Lanka. #freespeechsummit2025

The Future of Free Speech @futurefreespeech.org · 7d

Does free speech depend on open source technology in the AI era? Harvard Berkman Klein Center's Ben Brooks joins us at #FreeSpeechSummit2025

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