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Does Trump's campus crackdown violate the First Amendment?

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Does Trump's campus crackdown violate the First Amendment?

On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, New York Times journalist Jeremy Peters warns that the Trump administration’s crackdown on campus protesters may be chilling political expression far beyond elite universities.

The battle for free speech in Donald Trump's America

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The battle for free speech in Donald Trump's America

On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer dives into America’s battle over free speech with conservative legal scholar Ilya Shapiro and New York Times journalist Jeremy Peters, as campus protests, political polarization, and immigration collide with First Amendment rights.

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Free speech in Trump's America with NYT journalist Jeremy Peters and conservative scholar Ilya Shapiro

Listen: On the GZERO World podcast, Ian Bremmer explores America’s battle over free speech under Donald Trump with conservative legal scholar Ilya Shapiro and New York Times journalist Jeremy Peters, as campus protests, political polarization, and immigration collide with First Amendment rights.

How did 'free speech' become a partisan weapon in America?

How did 'free speech' become a partisan weapon in America?

What does free speech mean in Donald Trump's America—and who gets to define it? Ian Bremmer explains on GZERO World.

Preet Bharara on the legal troubles of former President Trump

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Preet Bharara on the legal troubles of former President Trump

There is a strong possibility Trump will face a criminal trial as he runs for president in 2024, so the stakes have never been higher.On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer speaks with former US Attorney for the Southern District of NY and podcast host Preet Bharara to delve into the legal struggles of former President Trump.

The two biggest threats for democracy in the 21st century

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The two biggest threats for democracy in the 21st century

For political scientist Yascha Mounk, the pandemic unleashed an ideological competition between democracies and autocracies, giving people some options. But for democracy to remain strong in the 21st century, Mounk tells Ian Bremmer that "it's not enough to wax poetic about our beautiful values or to rely on the idea that somehow, our system has always proven strong in the past, so it's going to do so again." We need to double down on ensuring that the system delivers so citizens can keep saying that they'd rather be like the US or Germany than like Russia or China.

Podcast: Naked power politics challenge global democracy, says author Yascha Mounk

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Podcast: Naked power politics challenge global democracy, says author Yascha Mounk

Listen: Confidence in democracy is declining in the West at the same time authoritarian leaders like Putin and Xi Jinping have become more transparent about their demands and lack of respect for democracy, says Johns Hopkins University professor Yascha Mounk, author of a new book, "The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure."