Salman Rushdie warns young people against forgetting value of free speech
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Author also discusses prospect of second Trump presidency and writing about his stabbing in launch event for his book KnifeSalman Rushdie has warned young people against forgetting the value of free speech and discussed the “very big and negative” impact of a second Trump presidency in a rare public appearance since his stabbing.The Indian-born British-American author of books including the Satanic Verses and Midnight’s Children also discussed the attack in 2022 that left him blind in one eye...
BBC News—TikTok warns US ban would 'trample free speech'. The US House of Representatives voted on Saturday to ban the app if TikTok's owner does not cut China ties.
RedState—Trump Warns Voters, 'Especially the Young People,' About Biden's Plan to Ban TikTok. At one time toward the end of his presidency, Donald Trump's administration pushed for the sale of TikTok out of the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. Trump, at the time, was wholly correct in his desire to do so - the problems with the app and how it subverts American interests and American youth are well-documented.
NewsBusters—USA TODAY: Kyle Rittenhouse Campus Speeches Raise 'Free Speech' Questions. This will grab your attention. At the bottom of the front page of Thursday’s USA Today was this headline: Shooter Rittenhouse’s tour draws outrage College gun-rights events raise questions about free speech and its impact USA Today thinks pro-gun-rights speech “raises questions”? The online headline was even stronger: Kyle Rittenhouse, deadly shooter, college speaker? A campus gun-rights tour sparks outrage As in: Who’s approving this speech on campus? A video in the online story shows...