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From the author's note at the end: "An earlier version of this article was submitted to the U.S. Army War College’s War Room blog back in the fall of 2024....

From the author's note at the end: "An earlier version of this article was submitted to the U.S. Army War College’s War Room blog back in the fall of 2024.... The piece was accepted and scheduled for publication in February. I found out on February 25, 2025 that USAWC had changed their mind and decided not to publish the piece, after having to pull another previously-published piece 'due to sensitivities' of 'unnamed critics that wield the power'."

nssnsjsjsjs 1y ago
Can he sue, due to freedom of speech? The fact it was accepted and they then said we are censoring it the speech due to the government.
- woleium 1y ago
  unlikely, freedom of speech does not extend to forcing others to repeat that which you say.
  - nssnsjsjsjs 1y ago
    What if the government orders your speech not to be said
    - Jensson 1y ago
      Then we wouldn't see the speech here.
      - hn_acker 1y ago
        In general it would be a First Amendment violation for a government employee to say "you can't publish your speech here but you can find another place to publish it". Also, in general, a government-funded organization managed by non-government employees has the First Amendment freedom of press to decline to publish an article. The only potential legal wrinkle I can spot centers around the previous piece that the USAWC un-published. > I found out on February 25, 2025 that USAWC had changed their mind and decided not to publish the piece, after having to pull another previously-published piece “due to sensitivities” of “unnamed critics that wield the power.” The USAWC likely had the First Amendment right to voluntarily pull the piece. The question is, did some federal government agency or employee send a coercive or threatening demand to pull the piece? If so, then that federal agency/employee likely violated the First Amendment. But I don't know what actually happened with the previous article yet.
- pjmlp 1y ago
  Going to court only works to the extent decisions are actually uphold, which looks like very unlikely in current administration.

nssnsjsjsjs 1y ago

Can he sue, due to freedom of speech? The fact it was accepted and they then said we are censoring it the speech due to the government.

woleium 1y ago
unlikely, freedom of speech does not extend to forcing others to repeat that which you say.
- nssnsjsjsjs 1y ago
  What if the government orders your speech not to be said
  - Jensson 1y ago
    Then we wouldn't see the speech here.
    - hn_acker 1y ago
      In general it would be a First Amendment violation for a government employee to say "you can't publish your speech here but you can find another place to publish it". Also, in general, a government-funded organization managed by non-government employees has the First Amendment freedom of press to decline to publish an article. The only potential legal wrinkle I can spot centers around the previous piece that the USAWC un-published. > I found out on February 25, 2025 that USAWC had changed their mind and decided not to publish the piece, after having to pull another previously-published piece “due to sensitivities” of “unnamed critics that wield the power.” The USAWC likely had the First Amendment right to voluntarily pull the piece. The question is, did some federal government agency or employee send a coercive or threatening demand to pull the piece? If so, then that federal agency/employee likely violated the First Amendment. But I don't know what actually happened with the previous article yet.
pjmlp 1y ago
Going to court only works to the extent decisions are actually uphold, which looks like very unlikely in current administration.