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I’m the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY. I’ve covered 10 presidential campaigns, interviewed nine presidents, and reported from six continents. Now I’ve written my first book, titled THE MATRIARCH: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty, published April 2 by Twelve Books. Barbara Bush was somebody who millions of Americans thought they knew well, and loved. But in fact she was more complicated that her public persona, and she was more influential that almost anybody acknowledged. And her lifetime spanned an era of dramatically changing opportunities and expectations for women. All that is why I wanted to tell her story. I spent a fair amount of time with her during the final six months of her life, and she eventually gave me rare access to her private diaries. They were amazing. USA TODAY has run the first excerpt from THE MATRIARCH, from the chapter about her (strong) views about President Trump.

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With those things in the news, she said, many Christians “are wrestling with what do they believe and how should that influence the way they engage with the world around them.” But the book is not just about politics, the author said, and it’s not just for women. Khang talked to Religion News Service about raising one’s voice at protests, on social media and around the dinner table. I would say that, particularly if they did vote for the current president, they did something that is exactly what the protesters are doing — they took advantage of the tools that we have here in the United States to enact change, according to what we think the rules ought to be, based on our values. Those who share the same faith can believe differently because of our lived experiences or because of the way different decisions impact our communities. You write about social media. When and how is engaging online a productive way to raise one’s voice? It’s just this cesspool,” I say, “Well, actually, for a lot of people of color and globally, it’s been a wonderful tool to access information and make connections that were completely unavailable before.” It’s very easy to be somebody who only criticizes what is happening. I think that that’s really an important place where we can influence the people we love. Then again, the rules about being assertive and speaking up can be very dangerous for people of color. Having community around you, having friends who understand you and support what you do, is so vital.

Hi, Reddit! I'm excited to do my very first AMA (of course, since I'm anti-censorship, I prefer that to the "AMAA" option). About Me: I’m Nadine Strossen, constitutional law professor and civil liberties activist, and especially eager to answer questions about the topic of my new book*—HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship—*and about ANYTHING else! I served as President of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) for 18 years (1991-2008), and I’m now on the national advisory boards of the ACLU, EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center), FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education), and Heterodox Academy. I am an impassioned defender of free speech and academic freedom, which are embattled now as always; experience convinces me that these freedoms are essential for advancing “liberty and justice for all,” as well as any other cause. So that’s my favorite topic, but as a free speech absolutist, OF COURSE I welcome questions about any other topic too!

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