Tom Olohan
MRC Free Speech America Staff Writer
@tolohan

Tom Olohan joined the Media Research Center as a Staff Writer for MRC Free Speech America in April 2023. Previously Tom worked for America Rising as a Field Researcher and Media Monitoring Associate and interned with Heritage Action and AIPAC.  He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2016 before graduating from Boston College in 2018 with an M.A. in Political Philosophy. 

Carr Defends Free Speech in Europe Address: ‘We Are Returning to Our First Amendment Roots’
Tom Olohan | March 10, 2025

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr used a Barcelona conference to let the world know where America stands on free speech. 

 

MRC-Led Free Speech Alliance: Unleash Mark Meador on Monopolist Censors
Tom Olohan | March 7, 2025

The Media Research Center-led Free Speech Alliance sent a critical message to the U.S. Senate on Friday: we need a free speech majority on the Federal Trade Commission. 

Vance Declares Censorship Would Destroy US, Issues Stern Warning to Europe
Tom Olohan | March 4, 2025

Vice President JD Vance hammered home the importance of free speech during a Monday sit-down with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

House Judiciary Wages Pro-Free Speech Battle Against Global Censorship
Tom Olohan | February 28, 2025

The House Judiciary Committee made big moves to get to the bottom of foreign attacks on free speech.

Sen. Schmitt SLAMS Dem Senator for Censorship Denial at Pivotal FTC Hearing
Tom Olohan | February 26, 2025

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) didn’t spend years fighting Big Tech censorship to let Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) outright deny that censorship faced by conservatives on social media platforms exists.

House Judiciary Committee Challenges Pro-Censorship EU Cash Grab
Tom Olohan | February 25, 2025

European bureaucrats eager to crack down on free speech seek major leverage over American social media platforms, House Republicans warned on Sunday.