The Free Speech Test - Ep. 19

Jimmy Kimmel, Charlie Kirk, the FCC, Trump and a Hungarian strategy

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This is a key moment in our nation’s history, and now more than ever the time to speak up. Free speech, the First Amendment, an independent press are in our national DNA.

Government Shutdown coming?

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on whether the short-term government funding measure will make it through the Senate or the government will shutdown.

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The Trenches of Freedom

In case you missed it,

Aaron Terr

, public advocacy director for FIRE, joined me Thursday to discuss FIRE’s efforts to protect the First Amendment. Aaron and the team have been defending speech for years, recently expanding beyond college campuses on to the national scene, and none too soon. Left, right, up, down, whichever ideological leaning, FIRE’s team has been a bulwark in support of our First Amendment rights.

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where you can catch the show every night at 8p ET.

Coming up next week, we’ll be staying on this foundational American story and checking in on races around the country. Rest up, we all deserve a weekend.

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