12 October 2026
Everybody Out of the Press Pool
U.S. President Donald Trump is clear about his feelings about a free press. He despises it. His invectives against individual journalists and media outlets are legion. He has proudly proclaimed that his efforts to discredit the press have undermined public confidence in the news media. And now his mission appears to be to exclude from the White House any outlets he deems insufficiently supportive of him and his policies. Continue reading >>
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24 July 2025
An Elusive Touchdown with a Political Football
On July 19, Congress voted to revoke funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting – something it has not done in the 60 years since its creation. In countries with strong public media traditions, this may seem astonishing: Why would Congress defund NPR and PBS after already having appropriated the money? And what does this mean for the First Amendment? To answer these questions, we must consider the peculiar history of public broadcasting in the United States. Continue reading >>
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