Episode
Sen. Ed Markey wants media companies to fight for the First Amendment
Decoder with Nilay Patel · Dec 11, 2025 · 58 min
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey and I agree it seems like democracy is on the line right now, especially around the First Amendment and the increasing pressure the Trump administration — especially FCC chair Brendan Carr — is putting on free speech. I also had a lot of questions for Sen. Markey about the supposed TikTok ban, which no one seems to know anything about, and all the other problems…