Commentary As the new Biden-Harris administration assumes power, the most basic American freedom of speech and expression is under unprecedented threat. For the first time ever, I am concerned about my freedom to do my work, to run a policy institute addressing issues of culture, race, and poverty from a conservative perspective. Technology—the internet—which was largely nonexistent just 25 years ago, now plays a huge role in our lives as a tool of communication. In a survey just published by the Pew Research Center, 86 percent say they “often” or “sometimes” get their news from a digital device—smartphone, tablet, or computer. This compared with 68 percent who say they “often” or “sometimes” get their news from television, 50 percent who get it from radio and 32 percent who get it from print publications. According to Statista.com, the United States has 223 million Facebook users, almost the size of the entire …
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