First Amendment

Trump Against Freedom of the Press

June 3, 2019 // Le Monde - France - French

American journalists have always exposed government mistakes and abuses of power with the help of classified documents.

Trump’s Love-Hate for the Press

October 19, 2018 // El País - Spain - Spanish

[Trump] has turned the daily grind of the White House into something akin to a reality show.

This Is the Real Threat to US Democracy, and It’s Coming from the Left

September 19, 2018 // El Confidencial - Spain - Spanish

[B]y trying to suppress Bannon and others on the right, liberals are likely making their ideas seem more potent.

Independent Media Central to Success of US Society

September 14, 2018 // Arab News - Saudi Arabia

Media Attacks on US President Trump Remind Us To Value Freedom of Press

September 8, 2018 // - S. Korea - Korean

In an April report by Reporters Without Borders, South Korea was rated 43rd in the world for freedom of press, ranking higher than the U.S. (45th) and Japan (67th).

To Defeat Trump

September 6, 2018 // El País - Spain - Spanish

As much as the courts and the critical press play their essential role, it is the American people who must defeat the president. In Concord, a small, picturesque town in New England, there is such strong historical memory that it is not uncommon for the proud locals to describe it as “the epicenter of [Read more]

American Newspapers Have Come Out against Trump – This Is Why It Won’t Change a Thing

August 16, 2018 // Independent - U.K.

The New Free Speech War on American Campuses

May 21, 2018 // Liberation - France - French

In the United States, a new generation of students is questioning the principle of absolute freedom of expression. To avoid offending minorities, they demand that the university become a "safe space," a shelter from all hateful words. Are they at risk of fleeing debate and blinding youth to reality? [Read more]

Trump Wages Personal War against US Constitution

October 14, 2017 // Dagens Nyheter - Sweden - Swedish

Perhaps the president of the U.S. is not so well acquainted with the details of how society and power works. However, don’t doubt that he knows exactly what he is doing. It is essentially about silencing everything he dislikes. The response to Donald Trump’s Twitter barrage about “revoking the license” for [Read more]

Freedom of Expression, The United States’ Last Source of Greatness

October 11, 2017 // Le Temps - Switzerland - French

There’s much to criticize in American politics, says honorary professor André Liebich. Except for one admirable thing: the First Amendment of the Constitution consecrated in the freedom of expression. In Europe, censorship is gaining ground. There is plenty in the United States to criticize and oppose: [Read more]

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