Is freedom dangerous—or only when free societies stop defending their own red lines?

America first, but not alone. Freedom isn’t the threat; neglect is. In the U.S., the promise is simple: speak, assemble, publish—so long as you don’t coerce or harm.

That promise breaks when we stop defending a few non-negotiables: no political violence, no covert direction by hostile actors, no corruption above the law, and no policing that treats peaceful dissent as a crime.

This isn’t abstract for Nick Berg, author ...