The Trinitonian has given Trinity University students the pleasure of reading our campus newspaper since 1902. It’s our job to ensure our readers stay informed on breaking news, student life and events here at our school. So, I am willing to bet some students would be upset if the Trinitonian was banned from campus.
President Donald Trump has recently initiated a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House Press Pool on the basis of “protecting national security.” While it was quickly struck down by the courts on Sep. 24, a Forbes article later revealed the reason why Trump was so quick to ban the news networks: Natalie Harp, aide to Trump, showed the president articles that were critical of him. The reason I bring this up is because my message is plain and simple: protect free speech. This message may be redundant since it’s repeated so often, but that’s the point. It’s supposed to repeat itself in our heads.
However, there is a caveat: not all speech is free speech. I hear amongst conservative circles and free speech enthusiasts that certain things can’t be said anymore, that comedy has become “illegal” or that you have to be careful what you say around people or else yo...