Free Speech and Forgotten Memories

Free speech has long been seen as a core American value but recent events are testing just how deeply people believe in it. Following the killing of Charlie Kirk, scores of people were fired for speaking their minds -- including ABC late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel came back this week but big questions remain about whether the First Amendment still means protecting all kinds of speech. We’ll look at what the polling says about how Americans define being American, where the divides are sharpest, and why national pride is no longer something everyone shares.Then, we explore how technology is changing our memories. With thousands of photos filling up our phones, few people ever revisiting most of them, and AI blurring the line between real and fake, are we preserving our experiences or losing them in the noise? What will future generations inherit when so much of our history lives only in digital form?And, for our fun fact, we asked Americans if they’ve swapped cow’s milk for a plant-based alternative in the past year. The answers may say more about shifting habits and changing tastes than you’d expect.