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Chilling effects of Trump’s war on free speech extend far beyond campus walls – and that’s the point
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An opinion piece argues that declining campus protests under Trump's second presidency reflect a 'chilling effect' on free speech that extends beyond universities, suggesting deliberate suppression of student activism.
Chilling effects of Trump’s war on free speech extend far beyond campus walls – and that’s the point
Police clear the campus of Brooklyn College on May 8, 2025, after students established an encampment to protest the Gaza war. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
Younger Americans have soured on the second Donald Trump presidency, but they are not protesting it.
Despite an unpopular Iran war and an even more unpopular Trump administration, college campus protests nationwide have gone silent. And at many schools, student activism is virtually nonexistent.
This silence comes i
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