Brad Polumbo

Brad Polumbo is an independent journalist and co-host of the BASEDPolitics podcast.

opinion

PANIC LAWS

TikTok Is Bad. Banning It Would Be Much Worse.

A U.S. government ban on the social media app is authoritarian and unconstitutional.

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FREE SPEECH TOURIST

Elon Musk’s Feelings Led Him to Censor Legal Speech on X

However you feel about certain pro-Palestinian slogans that Musk banned, they are legal speech and not direct incitements to violence.

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UNPOPULAR SPEECH IS STILL FREE SPEECH

DeSantis’ Call to Deport Foreign Students Is Un-American

The Florida governor says he’d cancel visas for students who “celebrate terrorism.” That’s wrong for so many reasons, and probably unconstitutional.

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SERIOUSLY, WTF

Please Stop the Weird Obsession With Tim Scott’s Love Life

It’s no one’s business whether or not the South Carolina senator and GOP presidential candidate has a romantic partner—especially given the party’s leader is Donald Trump.

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FOR ME, NOT THEE

Elon Musk, Worst Free Speech Hero Ever

When he bought Twitter he promised a First Amendment-level of freedom. He just labeled the word “cis” a slur that could lead to a banning—because it offends some conservatives.

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Brad Polumbo

TikTok Is Bad. Banning It Would Be Much Worse.

Elon Musk’s Feelings Led Him to Censor Legal Speech on X

DeSantis’ Call to Deport Foreign Students Is Un-American

Please Stop the Weird Obsession With Tim Scott’s Love Life

Elon Musk, Worst Free Speech Hero Ever

RFK Jr.’s Long Legacy of Supporting Censorship

Biden’s Budget Is Economically Reckless and Clueless

‘Liberty’ University? On Free Speech, It’s Anything But.