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Free speech is more than a 'right wing' cause

If you didn't know better, you might think -- as some people appear to believe -- that "free speech" has become some sort of a right-wing plot.

That's because we see so many prominent examples these days of "free speech" used as an excuse to promote right-wing provocateurs and suppress, if possible, provocateurs on the other side.

President Donald Trump provided a fresh example Tuesday morning with a tweet attacking

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