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Brad Polumbo is an independent journalist and co-host of the BASEDPolitics podcast.
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TikTok Is Bad. Banning It Would Be Much Worse.
PANIC LAWSA U.S. government ban on the social media app is authoritarian and unconstitutional.

Elon Musk’s Feelings Led Him to Censor Legal Speech on X
FREE SPEECH TOURISTHowever you feel about certain pro-Palestinian slogans that Musk banned, they are legal speech and not direct incitements to violence.

DeSantis’ Call to Deport Foreign Students Is Un-American
UNPOPULAR SPEECH IS STILL FREE SPEECHThe Florida governor says he’d cancel visas for students who “celebrate terrorism.” That’s wrong for so many reasons, and probably unconstitutional.

Please Stop the Weird Obsession With Tim Scott’s Love Life
SERIOUSLY, WTFIt’s no one’s business whether or not the South Carolina senator and GOP presidential candidate has a romantic partner—especially given the party’s leader is Donald Trump.

Elon Musk, Worst Free Speech Hero Ever
FOR ME, NOT THEEWhen he bought Twitter he promised a First Amendment-level of freedom. He just labeled the word “cis” a slur that could lead to a banning—because it offends some conservatives.

RFK Jr.’s Long Legacy of Supporting Censorship
WANNABE AUTHORITARIANHe’s no free speech champion, even if his anti-vaccine activism has made him a hero to the MAGA right.

Biden’s Budget Is Economically Reckless and Clueless
PIE IN THE SKYThe president’s “soak the rich” proposal would explode the national debt, do nothing to “save” Social Security, and would ultimately hurt the working class.

‘Liberty’ University? On Free Speech, It’s Anything But.
Eeen-terestingNow here are some surefire ways to avoid hate-speech incidents: Silence campus liberals, and don’t invite intellectuals from the other side in the first place!
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