Trump didn’t end cancel culture. He just took the remote

Published July 30, 2026 12:16pm ET | Updated July 30, 2026 12:16pm ET



After a year and a half of Republicans being back in power, is censorship resolved? Are we witnessing a revival of the American ideal of free speech? Is cancel culture dead? Sadly not.

While progressives seemed to systematically undermine the First Amendment while they reigned, is the “other side” any better? The answer, it turns out, is no.

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