Jane Fonda Revives Father’s Free Speech Initiative, Citing New ‘McCarthyism’
Jane Fonda Revives Father’s Free Speech Initiative, Citing New ‘McCarthyism’ Oscar-winning actor and veteran progressive activist Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, an initiative originally founded by her father, Henry Fonda, in 1947 to combat what he saw as McCarthyism. The renewed effort comes as Fonda and nearly 600 other entertainment figures assert that the federal government is engaged in a “coordinated campaign to silence critics” across various sectors, including government, media, and academia. The committee’s…