My Uncharitable Thoughts on the Absurd Notion That Trump Is Shutting Down Free Speech

<![CDATA[As someone who has spent most of my adult life as a professional comedian and writer, freedom of speech the way we do it here in the good old U-S-of-A is essential to my livelihood. It's a right that, in theory, is held dear by all Americans. However, it is especially precious to those of us who have to pay the bills by freely expressing ourselves. In my 40-plus years in comedy, every credible threat to free speech in this country has come from the American Left. ]]>