"Real Time" host Bill Maher urged Americans on Friday to support free speech without conditions to avoid becoming like the United Kingdom, which has greatly increased its enforcement of speech violations over the past few years.While speaking about freedom-of-speech violations that he felt President Donald Trump committed in recent years, including a proposal to make flag burning punishable by prison time, Maher warned that the United States cannot follow in the footsteps of the U.K."This country can't become that, but it also can't become what the UK is now, a place where you get arrested for tweets, something that happens 12,000 times a year now in Britain," he cautioned.The 12,000 number comes from a stat via the Free Speech Union in Britain.SHOCKING CASES REVEAL BRITAINS ORWELLIAN FREE SPEECH CRACKDOWNThe "Real Time" host cited the arrest of Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan in the U.K. earlier this month as evidence of Britain's crackdown on free speech. Linehan was arrested at London Heathrow Airport last week over several social media posts criticizing transgender activists."Last week, the Irish sitcom writer Graham Linehan, who's won an Emmy and five BAFTA awards, got off a plane at Heathrow and got arrested by five British police officers, not because he was selling drones to the Houthis, just because he's a crank who spends way too much time online ranting about gender ideology," he railed.JONATHAN TURLEY: THE NEW BLASPHEMY? DARING TO LAUGH AT THE WRONG PEOPLEMaher continued, noting that there are plenty of "non-crazy people, liberal people" who feel that the left has gone "a little mad" with transgender issues, including author J.K. Rowling and comedian Dave Chappelle."Some have expressed that opinion with literary sophistication, like J. K. Rowling. Some by getting big laughs, like Dave Chappelle. And some are downright ugly about it, like Lineham," he said. "But ugly is the price of a freedom so great as speech."Continuing his point on standing up for free speech, even offensive speech, he brought up the arrest of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREMaher argued that while he found Khalil's anti-Israel op-ed published in the school's newspaper offensive, he would still "go to the mat for that person to be able to print it."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFox News' Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.

Amid the outpouring of support following Charlie Kirks assassination this week, his widow Erika Kirk said she has been moved by stories of people inspired by him to pursue marriage and family a tenet of his legacy, which rejected "sexual anarchy" and hookup culture on college campuses."I've heard the testimonies from people my husband inspired to get married, to start families, to seek out a relationship with God," she said Friday, delivering remarks from the desk where her husband hosted The Charlie Kirk Show."He wanted you all to experience what he had and still has," Kirk added.Privately, the father of two told her that, if he ever decided to run for political office, "his top priority would be to revive the American family."ERIKA KIRK BREAKS SILENCE AFTER HUSBAND CHARLIES ASSASSINATION WITH ADDRESS AT TURNING POINT USA HEADQUARTERSKirk, 31, a close ally of President Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Tyler Robinson, 22, has been arrested in connection with the assassination.For years, Kirk warned against what he called "sexual anarchy," a rejection of traditional norms he said was fueled by the left. Kirk credited his friend and pastor David Engelhardt of Manhattan's Kings' Church for popularizing the term in his book "Good Kills," which redefines it as "the motivation to consume for the pleasure of self.""God has a sexual order that lets human beings flourish," Engelhardt told Fox News Digital. "When you break that pattern, everything goes crazy."While society tells young people that college is for experimenting sexually, Engelhardt says the church reminds them that such intimacy is not "cheap" and should be valued.CHARLIE KIRKS STRONG STANCE ON DEATH PENALTY RESURFACES AFTER UTAH ASSASSINATION"It's super valuable because, fundamentally, it's about the creation of life, and the creation of life is the most important thing we have," Engelhardt said.Kirk loved that concept and "ran with it," he added.Kirk spoke about it in a 2021 essay for The American Mind, writing that Democratic ideology sought to upend the family and that it was to blame for marriage and birth rates plummeting and pornography addictions."They want anarchy in the bedroom as much, if not more, as they want it in the halls of government," Kirk wrote.CHARLIE KIRK WAS PROUD CHAMPION OF CHRISTIANITY ON CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE: 'I'M NOTHING WITHOUT JESUS'That piece followed a viral clip in which Kirk accused Democrats of wanting to "destroy the country," leaving Americans with "no cultural identity" and forcing them to "live in sexual anarchy."Kirk also blamed cultural institutions for fueling the trend.After the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in 2022, which featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar, Kirk posted on X: "The NFL is now the league of sexual anarchy. This halftime show should not be allowed on television."He doubled down in an interview with conservative outlet The Daily Signal, saying it was wrong for children to watch "scantily clad women bending over like long snappers in a football game and being incredibly suggestive."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER"I think that the Left wants to continue to hyper-sexualize all activity," he said in the interview, adding that sexual anarchy was defined by having "no order, no tradition, no right and wrong."Through his annual Turning Point USA Young Womens Leadership Summits, Kirk would encourage attendees to strive for the "biblical model" of romantic relationships.At this year's summit in June, Kirk and his wife held a talk focused on dating, marriage and parenting.He asked her what advice she had for the young women in the audience trying to "navigate the pressures of hookup culture" on college campuses. "They feel pressured that if they don't get into, let's just say, sexual situations with a male counterpart, then they will not be able to find a boyfriend or a husband," he said.MORE FROM FOX NEWS LIFESTYLEHis wife responded, "He's not meant to be with you Save it for your husband. That's simple."Kirk added that he didn't think the church talks enough about purity. "I think it's incredibly important, and we should tell young men and young ladies to save themselves for marriage," he said."I agree," his wife responded. "A lot of people will say, 'Well, how do I know that I'm compatible with that person unless I test drive the car before I buy it?'" she added to laughs from the crowd. "That's not a real thing.""You'll find your human," Erika urged the women at another point in the conversation. "I found mine, and he's amazing."In her emotional first address after her husbands death, Erika Kirk shared one of his favorite Bible verses, Ephesians 5:25: "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.""My husband laid down his life for me, for our nation, for our children," she said. "He showed the ultimate and true covenantal love."

The assassination of Charlie Kirk hit close to home for Oregon football Head Coach Dan Lanning, who recently found out that Kirk was a fan of the Ducks.Lanning offered his condolences to Kirk's wife, Erika, and their two children following their 34-14 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.But in a prolonged answer regarding the current culture of the United States, Lanning implored Americans to look at his own locker room, saying, "the people in this world can learn a lot from [it]."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"You walk in that locker room, you've got guys of different races, guys of different backgrounds, different religions, and you got a team that loves each other. Tons of differences. Where they come from, what they deal with, and ultimately you've got a team that loves each other, and I think were missing some of that in our country," Lanning said.Lanning has been outspoken about gun violence before, and he made his voice heard again on Saturday, condemning the "evil" that led to Kirk's assassination as well as children's shooting deaths."I recently found out Charlie Kirk was an Oregon fan, right? I didn't know that. I hurt for his wife, Erika, and their kids. That sort of evil should never exist in our country, and that's what it is evil. I remember having to explain that to my family, right? I remember sitting down with my kids and explaining what happened, and they're talking about people talking about it at school. And it's just sad, right?" Lanning said."But it's just as sad every day it seems like we deal with some sort of violence that's going on in our country, whether it's school kids in Colorado or kids in Minnesota at churches. I mean, life matters, and I think we've lost sight of that. But I just wish the world could learn a little bit of something from our locker room, because we've got a bunch of people with differences, and what you've got in there is a bunch people there."DODGERS RELIEF PITCHER BLAKE TREINEN PAYS TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE KIRK ON MOUND WITH PERSONALIZED HATLanning also had a powerful message for those who disagreed with him on political and social issues."Just know this I love you. I absolutely love you, right? And life matters. And theres no way that Charlie should experience, that his family should experience, theres no way that that evil should exist in this world."Lanning then called for gun reform for "sick people" and more protection for children at schools."And we have to continue to identify and point it out and make sure that its absolutely evil. Theres no reason in the world that our kids, that we should be worried about sending our kids to school. Its our most valuable commodity in the world. They should be protected. And the reality is, theres just not a lot of common sense on both sides."Common sense says, Oh, its mental health, right? Common sense says, Oh, its guns. You know what? Its both. Lets have some common sense. Our kids should be the most protected thing in the world, right? They should have armed guards at every school, because theres sick people, theres sick people in this world, right? And on top of that, sick people need help, and it should be really hard for a sick person to have a gun."A suspect, Tyler Robinson, is in custody following Kirk's assassination.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X,and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Georgia Tech pulled off a fire drill to complete its 24-21 victory over No. 12 Clemson on Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field in Atlanta.Georgia Tech had third-and-4 with 25 seconds left on the clock at the Clemson 39 with the game tied 21-21 in the fourth quarter. They decided to run a quarterback draw with Haynes King, despite having no timeouts remaining.King gained two yards and was stopped in bounds as the clock ticked. The Georgia Tech offense raced off the field as the play ended and the Yellow Jackets' special teams unit raced onto the field to try and convert a career-long 55-yard field goal attempt by kicker Aidan Birr before the clock expired.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBirrs previous career long was 51 yards, but that didnt matter. Despite hurrying onto the field and facing added distance, they got the snap off in time and Birr drilled the kick to pull off the upset.Birrs kick looked like it was going to be wide right before tunneling back inside the upright. Upon the kick going through, fans began spilling onto the field to celebrate the upset victory.King was outstanding in the win as he completed 19 of 27 passes for 216 yards while rushing 25 times for 103 yards and a touchdown.START STREAMING WITH A 7-DAY FREE TRIAL ATFOXONE.COM OR DOWNLOAD THE FOX ONE APP ON YOUR FAVORITE DEVICEClemson quarterback Cade Klubnik struggled. He completed 15 of 26 passes for 207 yards for one touchdown and one interception while running for 62 yards and a touchdown but also losing a fumble.Klubniks interception came deep in the Yellow Jackets' red zone while his fumble led to a Georgia Tech field goal.It is already Clemsons second loss of the year, dropping the Tigers to 1-2. They will look to turn things around against Syracuse next week.Georgia Tech improved to 3-0 with the win and will look to continue its strong start at home against Temple next week. Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg lashed out at Democrats on Wednesday while discussing an excerpt from former Vice President Kamala Harris' new book and insisted they should have "kept their mouths shut" about former President Joe Biden's decline. "If the Democrats had kept their mouths shut and looked like, hold on, hear what Im saying, if they had kept their mouths shut and took care of this in-house, as opposed to making it a public spectacle, I think people would have had a better feel about it," Goldberg said.Harris described Biden's decision to run again as "reckless" in the excerpt published by The Atlantic this week."People love to go back and say what we should have done. We should have run a better campaign. We should have run a better campaign. People wanted to hear what they heard. They got what they wanted. I dont understand why we've got to re-litigate it. It happened, and now were all sitting in it, and its everybodys fault," Goldberg continued.WHOOPI GOLDBERG, 'VIEW' HOSTS LASH OUT AT OBAMA, CUBAN FOR SCOLDING DEMOCRATSCo-host Joy Behar jumped in and blamed sexism, arguing that the country would "never elect a woman."Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said she disagreed with Goldberg."I dont believe the political parties should have a say in who is a nominee and who is elected," Griffin said. "There's no primary when there is a sitting president. And 75% of voters said they thought that Biden may be fine when in office but was too old for another term. That's voters' only way to say I have an issue."Co-host Sunny Hostin agreed with Harris' argument that the stakes were too high regarding Biden's decision to run again.'THE VIEW' CO-HOST ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN REVEALS SHE'S CRIED MULTIPLE TIMES FROM STRESS AS LONE CONSERVATIVE"Look at what we are dealing with now as a country," Hostin said. "The stakes were too high."Harris also criticized Biden's communications and White House team in the excerpt, alleging they didnt help her rebut negative narratives.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE"They had a huge comms team; they had Karine Jean-Pierre briefing in the press room every day. But getting anything positive said about my work, or any defense against untrue attacks, was almost impossible," Harris wrote in her new book.