University of Chicago Professor Explains in Just 13 Words Why Julian Assange Must Be Freed

Mr. Mearsheimer recently summed up why Mr. Assange should go free: ‘Journalists don’t go to jail for publishing classified information in the United States.’

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University of Chicago Professor Explains in Just 13 Words Why Julian Assange Must Be Freed — Demonstrators hold banners and placards outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Feb. 20, 2024. Alberto Pezzali/AP Photo

By Jonathan Miltimore

3/8/2024Updated: 3/11/2024

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John Joseph Mearsheimer recently summed up in a single sentence why Julian Assange should go free.

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Jon Miltimore is senior editor at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) and former managing editor of FEE.org. His writing/reporting has been the subject of articles in TIME magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, Fox News, Washington Examiner, and the Star Tribune.