From COVID-19 to Campus Protests: How the Police State Muzzles Free Speech

John W. Whitehead
8 min readMay 22, 2024

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“Politicians of both parties want to use the power of government to silence their foes. Some in the university community seek to drive it from their campuses. And an entire generation of Americans is being taught that free speech should be curtailed as soon as it makes someone else feel uncomfortable.” — William Ruger, “Free Speech Is Central to Our Dignity as

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John W. Whitehead

Constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute, is one of the nation’s leading advocates of civil liberties and human rights.