
Commentary on current news stories involving free speech, censorship, and First Amendment controversies — through the lens of Dr. Eleanor Vale.
Although other presidential administrations have battled with the press, Donald Trump's campaign against the media has been unprecedented
Read Our Commentary →The nation's most populous state passed "Adam's Law" to regulate chatbot harm. California governor Gavin Newsom's signature is now on a slew of new tech laws, including a dozen new state bills that target social media and AI giants. In addition to strengthening existing child safety laws, the state's latest efforts to regulate products from players like Meta and OpenAI include provisions ...
Read Our Commentary →The National Capital Planning Commission voted Thursday to move ahead with President Donald Trump’s plan to build a fence around Lafayette Park. With one dissenting vote, the commission agreed to advance a proposal that would erect permanent fencing around the park, against the protest of some commissioners and members of the public who warned such [...] The post Panel moves ahead with another piece of President Trump’s plan to redesign DC – WTOP News appeared first on News Pub .
Read Our Commentary →PEN America study details verbal and physical threats to librarians, funding cuts and proliferation of book bans
Read Our Commentary →WASHINGTON (AP) — Three staff members from the Stars and Stripes military news outlet are suing to challenge their recent firings by the Pentagon, accusing the Trump administration of violating their First Amendment free speech rights to speak out against government interference in their work. Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and...
Read Our Commentary →If Catherine Herridge’s petition to the US supreme court fails, she’ll be on the hook for a daily fine until she discloses her sources – a case unsettling press freedom organizations
Read Our Commentary →The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter contributed 10 additional songs to Cars: Lightning Racers , following her original 2006 Cars track "Real Gone."
Read Our Commentary →Two advisers have links to a venture fund co-investing in US defense companies that benefit from federal spending
Read Our Commentary →Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels helped the Trump administration craft a new higher education framework released this week , calling on universities to hire more conservative faculty, lower tuition, combat grade inflation and make other institutional changes in line with the administration’s agenda. from The Baltimore Banner
Read Our Commentary →Minister tells reporters least 75 people died after EU ministers meet to discuss response to the crisis
Read Our Commentary →Tech workers are increasingly unionizing, trading Silicon Valley’s myth of exceptionalism for collective bargaining to contest the corporate deployment of artificial intelligence
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