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Free Expression Report Card: Laura Ingraham
Position within the Trump Administration: Ingraham is being considered for Press Secretary Ingraham is an American radio talk show host, author, and conservative political commentator. Her talk show, The Laura… More
Free Expression Report Card: Mitt Romney
Position within the Trump Administration: Romney is being considered for Secretary of State Previous Positions: CEO of Bain Capital (1984-2002); Governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007); Republican Party Nominee for President of… More
Free Expression Report Card: Jeff Sessions
Position within the Trump Administration: Sessions has been nominated to serve as Attorney General, the head of the U.S. Department of Justice. Previous positions: United States Senator, Alabama (1996-present); Attorney… More
Free Expression Report Card: Ben Carson
Position within the Trump Administration: Dr. Carson has been nominated by President-elect Trump to serve as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Previous Experience: Director of Pediatric… More
Speak Up: PEN Community Talks Trump Transition
As part of PEN America's ongoing coverage of the Trump transition, PEN America Member Jeff MacGregor offers his take on the daily goings on in Washington and on Fifth… More
MALAYSIA: Harassment of Cartoonist Escalates
PEN calls for Malaysian authorities to drop all charges against cartoonist Zunar, who was arrested for alleged violations of the Sedition Act and penal code. More
The PEN Ten with Olivia Cole
"If we have a responsibility as writers—and I’m not sure we do—ours is to see ourselves as clearly as we think we see the world, to, in the pursuit… More
The PEN Ten with Morgan Jerkins
"Love. I know it's cheesy but I am obsessed with love and how it shapes a reality between two individuals, a reality that others sometimes cannot fully perceive but… More
conversations from empire
Now, I have always loved the sea. I save whom I can. A baby be damned without a mother. A mother be damned without her child. A man be… More
The PEN Ten with Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes
"Censorship is not being allowed to speak your language, it is having your mother tongue beaten out of you, it is being told your experiences are worthless because they… More
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