Meet the Free Speech Warrior of the Trump Administration. Plus. . .
Sarah Rogers, the U.S. State Department's under secretary of state for public diplomacy, is leading efforts to promote free speech in Europe during the Trump administration. She has been dubbed "America's free-speech czar" for her vocal opposition to European censorship and has released a new strategic plan prioritizing digital freedom. The article also highlights domestic free speech controversies, including campus speech cancellations following political violence.
- ▪Sarah Rogers is the U.S. State Department’s under secretary of state for public diplomacy and has been nicknamed "America’s free-speech czar."
- ▪The State Department’s new Public Diplomacy Strategic Plan identifies digital freedom, including online free speech, as a strategic goal for the first time.
- ▪Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University in September.
- ▪Utah Valley University later canceled a commencement speech by Sharon McMahon after backlash over her posts condemning Kirk’s murder.
- ▪A new class-action lawsuit in Illinois targets three major U.S. cannabis companies for allegedly marketing marijuana as medicine without scientific backing.
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