As someone who edits a lot of essays (including the one by Yoel that this book incorrectly quotes) - a good cite check process should have caught this. If I’d published a piece where an error of this magnitude somehow slipped past the checker, I would feel obligated to issue a correction.

On Sunday, @60minutes.bsky.social pulled a segment on torture against US deportees in CECOT, El Salvador's mega prison. Curious what the story said? Read HRW and @cristosal.bsky.social's report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

The sanctions that Trump has imposed on the ICC and UN rapporteurs have been deterring American human rights advocates and scholars from exercising their First Amendment rights. This letter--obtained by @mesa1966.bsky.social & @knightcolumbia.org--should help. knightcolumbia.org/content/trum...

...and they changed the website immediately after this exchange:

🧵Here's a research-backed answer: No. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Bleakest 2 paragraphs about (c), free speech, and what (whether) we actually want education to be I've seen in a while www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS

It doesn't just threaten their First Amendment rights. It plainly violates them.

"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism. Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.

Knight Institute Opposes Government’s Proposal to Preempt State #AI Regulations. According to news reports, the House of Representatives and White House are considering preempting state laws on the use of AI. See policy director @nadinefj.bsky.social's statement: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

Looking forward to reading this:

Major new @knightcolumbia.org initiative will address the role of the legal profession in the defense of democratic values and institutions. Excited to have the chance to work with Prof Madhav Khosla on this. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...

Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man

Virginia has elected Ghazala Hashmi as the state’s next lieutenant governor, making her the first Muslim woman ever elected to statewide office in the United States. 19thnews.org/2025/11/virg...

The Abrego Garcia Affair will symbolize certain malevolent and mendacious aspects of our current moment.

“These kinds of visa revocations are censorship, plain and simple. Mere ‘mockery’ can’t be grounds for adverse government action—whether revocation of broadcast licenses or revocation of visas," says @carriedecell.bsky.social. Full statement here: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

Immigrants have been awarded 40% of the Nobel Prizes won by Americans in chemistry, medicine and physics since 2000. nfap.com/research/new...

the Trump admin just deported an award-winning journalist known for his reporting on ICE and got Apple to block ICE-spotter apps — all while churning out highly-produced social media content from violent ICE raids in Chicago. it’s their media or no media. www.techpolicy.press/amidst-viole...

Student journalist Lucas Griffith faces trial today for covering a protest against the deportation of Ayman Soliman, who himself fled persecution for his journalism in Egypt. Lucas did nothing wrong. This is a big deal and would be national news in normal times.

Journalists are being attacked, detained, & harmed while carrying out their work. It's unlawful targeting, but accountability is rare. Congress can & should do more to protect the press in these situations. More from me & @katygb.bsky.social: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

"I don’t understand how being rich can make someone such a whore...you might as well do commercials for Lockheed Martin or Zyklon B"

Absolutely incredible news. Long, long overdue. This was a global movement--but at its foundation, was a testament to the inimitable courage and fortitude of Ala'a and his family.

It says something about Trump’s all-out war on free speech that the New York Times couldn’t find a more credible person than “presidential historian” Craig Shirley to defend it. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/u...

In this post I explain why the suspension of Kimmel’s show looks like a blatant 1A violation, as all NINE members of SCOTUS last year made clear.... but also why courts may not be able to do much about it (and yet Kimmel should still sue!) blog.dividedargument.com/p/did-brenda...

Authoritarianism is like measles: Ignore it and it will go away. I have this guidance straight from Secretary Kennedy. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Trump is launching a full blown attack on free speech while his harem of billionaires buys up every media platform. This is no coincidence. It’s a coordinated attack on your fundamental right to speak freely without worrying if you’ll lose your job or worse.

FCC Chairman Carr’s successful targeting of Jimmy Kimmel is part of a longstanding pattern of jawboning. Back in February, @knightcolumbia.org submitted a statement to the House Committee on the Judiciary outlining just a few of Carr’s acts of censorship (1/):

By the head of the Federal Communications Commission, in 2022:

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

This is extortion and censorship. Brendan Carr is turning into a mob boss: “the easy way or the hard way,” really? What about the American way? The constitutional way? Shame on ABC for capitulating and on Nexstar for greedily aiding and abetting this farce.

Instances of Paragon's Graphite spyware being used to target journalists in Europe remain unexplained. Placing this technology in the hands of an emboldened ICE is a highly concerning move that compounds threats to civil liberties.

We studied how Elon Musk shifts Grok’s politics to mirror his own. Sometimes it works, like when Grok changed overnight from saying disinformation was the worst threat to humanity to claiming it was birth rate decline instead. Other times, Grok is harder to influence: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...

Jerry Nadler ends his remarkable career, conceding that his brand of politics on the Middle East is over. “I don’t know what to say at this point,” he said. “I can’t defend what Israel is doing.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/n...

Harvard is reportedly nearing a “settlement” with Trump. Here’s a great podcast episode from @knightcolumbia.org with Wesleyan President Michael Roth, U Chicago First Amendment guru @genevievelakier.bsky.social, and journalist @cristianfarias.com. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The first draft of a history of Trump's assault on colleges and universities and particularly on foreign scholars is furnished by the Knight First Amendment Institute.

The Columbia settlement is an “astonishing transfer of autonomy and authority to . . . an administration whose disdain for the values of the academy is demonstrated anew every day.” New @knightcolumbia.org analysis of the Columbia settlement, just published. knightcolumbia.org/blog/what-th...

Tune in this morning for closing arguments:

WSJ editorial board: “The President is using government to intimidate news outlets that publish stories he doesn’t like. It’s a low move in a free country with a free press.” www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

I was encouraged to see the #G7 Leaders' Statement on Transnational Repression which also calls out mitigating harms around mercenary spyware 👇🇨🇦 www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

Important piece by @cristianfarias.com.

Glad to chat with @brieannafrank.bsky.social about the First Amendment threats to public broadcasting and the mood on the Hill. Despite the House's support for the funding clawback, the fight in the Senate continues.

NEW: A data broker owned by major airlines sold domestic US flight data to DHS, telling the dept. not to disclose that, according to records obtained by @404media.co—copublished in partnership with @wired.com. No paywall bc FOIA @josephcox.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/airlin...

We've gotten so used to seeing pictures of heavily policed protest crowds that sometimes we forget police's primary job at a protest is supposed to be ensuring that people can exercise their First Amendment protected rights, not shutting the protest down as quickly as possible.

A herring is a fish. When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells. It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail. Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.

People should be able to testify about unconstitutional state action without having to worry that their testimony will provoke more unconstitutional state action. theintercept.com/2025/06/07/i...

A strong independent public media is in the public interest. I discuss the current First Amendment threats to public broadcasting in the latest episode of @knightcolumbia.org's podcast. Tune in to this and all of our episodes at the link below.

This morning at the National Press Club in Washington, DC—“Surveillance Ascendant, Democracy in Free Fall” with @markey.senate.gov @oliviersylvain.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social @juliaangwin.com @nadinefj.bsky.social @nathaliemarechal.net @nancyscola.bsky.social & more

📌We're excited to be hosting a convening in DC next week – on 5/16 at the National Press Club – on free speech and consumer protection in an era of commercial surveillance, an issue exacerbated by rapidly accruing threats to democracy. There's still time to RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/surve...