Suzanne Nossel


Suzanne Nossel is a former U.S. government official and former CEO of PEN America. She is the author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All.

Articles by Suzanne Nossel
Riot police march through Hong Kong during an anti-government demonstration on Sept. 6.
Riot police march through Hong Kong during an anti-government demonstration on Sept. 6.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
A Chinese man wears a protective mask
A Chinese man wears a protective mask
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a White House press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak on Feb. 26.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a White House press conference on the COVID-19 outbreak on Feb. 26.
Congregants and other members of the public attend a funeral service at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue for Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in a shooting during a service there on April 29, in Poway, California.
Congregants and other members of the public attend a funeral service at the Chabad of Poway Synagogue for Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who was killed in a shooting during a service there on April 29, in Poway, California.
Bernie Sanders speaks at the People's Summit in Chicago on June 10, 2017. (Jim Young/AFP/Getty Images)
Bernie Sanders speaks at the People's Summit in Chicago on June 10, 2017. (Jim Young/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 30, 2018.
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 30, 2018.
An estimated 4,000 people gather to march for solidarity during President Donald Trump's visit to Pittsburgh in the wake of a mass shooting at a synagogue on Oct. 30. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
An estimated 4,000 people gather to march for solidarity during President Donald Trump's visit to Pittsburgh in the wake of a mass shooting at a synagogue on Oct. 30. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
A Chinese flag flies over the company logo outside the Google China headquarters in Beijing on January 14, 2010. (LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)
A Chinese flag flies over the company logo outside the Google China headquarters in Beijing on January 14, 2010. (LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Bachelet addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 23, 2009.  (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Bachelet addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 23, 2009. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Gerald Ford (L) speaks with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (R) during the European Summit focused on Security and Cooperation on August 7, 1975 in Helsinki.
U.S. President Gerald Ford (L) speaks with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (R) during the European Summit focused on Security and Cooperation on August 7, 1975 in Helsinki.
Rex Tillerson U.S. arrives in Mexico City on February 1, 2018. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Rex Tillerson U.S. arrives in Mexico City on February 1, 2018. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Aug. 11, 2017. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on Aug. 11, 2017. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the f8 Developer Conference in  San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the f8 Developer Conference in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - JULY 08: The Ku Klux Klan protests on July 8, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The KKK is protesting the planned removal of a statue of General Robert E. Lee, and calling for the protection of Southern Confederate monuments. (Photo by Chet Strange/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - JULY 08: The Ku Klux Klan protests on July 8, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The KKK is protesting the planned removal of a statue of General Robert E. Lee, and calling for the protection of Southern Confederate monuments. (Photo by Chet Strange/Getty Images)