Freedom of the Press Under Attack

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This morning, as I was perusing the news, I came across this headline:

Trump’s FCC chair wants American media to work like Iran’s state TV (The Guardian)

Sure, it’s an opinion piece. If you want a more neutral covering of the story:

Trump and his officials pressure the news media in unison as Iran war scrutiny intensifies (CNN)

Even stated in a neutral way, it sounds bad, doesn’t it?

Political scientist Dr. Lawrence Britt published an article about fascism in the spring of 2003 entitled Fascism, Anyone? He had been studying the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile), and noticed that they all shared 14 characteristics. Today, I want to talk about point 6:

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Freedom of the Press Under Attack