Getting the word out is critical for freedom. One of the most consequential of this nation’s founding fathers was Samuel Adams, the lightning rod of the American Revolution. He helped create something called the Committees of Correspondence. This was a brilliant way for colonists in various parts of the country to communicate with each other. Fast forward to today. We have a very sophisticated media, broadcast and print journalism and social media. But when the true story of our times will be told—unfiltered by the biased media, both the broadcast media and the social media—we will realize how many falsehoods have been promoted in our time, things people believe only because that’s what the media and big tech elites want us to believe.
I recently discussed this topic with veteran radio and podcast host Jerry Newcombe. We discussed the paradox of our age – we have access to plentiful communication technologies while also being at greater risk of misinformation and suppression of the truth. How does Big Tech affect our right to free speech? Has Elon Musk’s Twitter/X takeover improved the free speech landscape? How should people of faith approach technology and think critically about important issues, especially in an election year? These and more questions are explored.
Andrew McDiarmid 