Catherine Salgado
Contributing Writer/Contractor

Catherine Salgado is a Contributing Writer and former Staff Writer/Researcher with MRC Free Speech America. She also has a column, Washington's Bayonette, on The Rogue Review and her own SubStack newsletter, Pro Deo et Libertate. Catherine previously wrote for The National Pulse and is a graduate of Christendom College with a degree in Classical Languages and Theology. She received the Andrew Breitbart MVP award for August 2021 from The Rogue Review.

Rand Paul Says No Increased Powers for Anti-Free Speech CISA
Catherine Salgado | October 23, 2023

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is stalling cybersecurity legislation until the government agencies stop working to censor Americans’ free speech.

The Washington Post’s The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter reported Oct. 18  on Sen. Paul’s lone…

J.K. Rowling Would ‘Happily Do Two Years’ in Prison than Deny ‘Reality’ of Biological Sex
Catherine Salgado | October 20, 2023

J.K. Rowling declared she’d rather go to jail than submit to “compelled speech” as the European Union steps up its censorship efforts.

The popular Harry Potter author has come under an intense barrage of hatred in recent years after her…

‘Free Speech Champions’ Blast Weaponized Global Censorship in ‘Westminster Declaration’
Catherine Salgado | October 19, 2023

A group of free speech advocates are taking a stand against global censorship with a new declaration.

The Westminster Declaration has amassed 136 signatories from around the world. “In the course of human history, attacks on free speech…

Chinese Gov’t-Tied TikTok Launches Invasive Campaign to Infect ‘Everyday Life’
Catherine Salgado | October 18, 2023

Communist Chinese government-tied TikTok is becoming even more invasive with a new campaign to bring its content into restaurants, theaters, and more.

TikTok proudly announced its creepy new effort to make its content effectively…

TikTok Boasts Removing 500,000 Videos Over Hamas-Israel Conflict
Catherine Salgado | October 17, 2023

Communist Chinese government-tied TikTok proudly announced its extensive censorship in partnership with a leftist billionaire-tied entity during the ongoing Hamas-Israel war.

Communist Chinese government-tied TikTok bragged in a press…

Sen. Rubio Fires Back After YouTube Censors Clip ‘By Mistake’ of Him Calling Hamas ‘Savages’
Catherine Salgado | October 16, 2023

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) refused to back down after YouTube censored a video of him calling the vicious Hamas terrorists who attacked Israel “savages.” YouTube later claimed to MRC Free Speech America that it made a “mistake.”

In an X (…