Trump’s Anti-‘Woke’ Crusade May Test Ties With Free Speech Backers
US President Donald Trump makes a virtual address to attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 23.
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Simone Foxman is a reporter for Bloomberg News’ Equality team. She covers the intersection of business, money and finance with issues like race, gender and religion. You can subscribe here, and share feedback here.
Hello, and welcome back to the Equality newsletter. I’m Simone Foxman, and this week I want to highlight a subtle but growing tension between traditionally libertarian free speech advocates and President Donald Trump’s efforts to root out “wokeness” in companies, the federal government, schools and beyond. But first...