he French President Makes One More Pitch for Censorship
By Jonathan Turley
JonathanTurley.org
October 9, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron went full Orwell this week. While long the darling of Western media, Macron has been one of the most anti-free-speech leaders in the world. This week, he declared that "The so-called American 'free speech' today, which some people have promoted, is the opposite of free speech." Having Emmanuel Macron holding forth on free speech is akin to youtube proselytizing on veganism.