How Americans feel about free speech

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) · May 5, 2026

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Question about public support for free speech

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Questioner asked whether Americans across ‘‘all walks of life’’ still broadly support free speech or whether partisan divides lead people to want free speech only for those they agree with; the question framed the issue as a potential threat to core democratic values.

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An exchange in a hearing-style setting focused on whether Americans broadly support free speech amid partisan divides; a questioner asked about public consensus and a witness replied that Americans generally value free expression but partisan pressures sometimes lead to exclusionary views.

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