# Focus on Violence While Valuing Freedom of Expression by Gregory LoGerfo > The United States focuses its counterterrorism response on acts of violence while valuing freedom of expression and freedom of political views. > **Adapted from Gregory LoGerfo**, *Results from the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Source dossier:** [[research/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]]. - **Direct publication or recording:** [briefing transcript](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/10/12/results-from-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/). - **Editorial form:** This is a labeled adaptation, not a verbatim quotation. The candidate map below identifies the source language and the construction used to make the proposition self-contained. - **Context and treatment:** This is a labeled adaptation because the source uses first-person governmental pronouns and a backward reference to earlier remarks. It preserves the United States as the institutional actor, violent conduct as the enforcement focus, and expression and political views as values to preserve; [briefing transcript](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/10/12/results-from-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/), Q&A on media and political speech. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Culture Collection]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]] - **Article:** [[articles/Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat|Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Gregory LoGerfo|Gregory LoGerfo]] - [[wiki/Constitutional Power|Constitutional Power]] - [[wiki/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` The United States focuses its counterterrorism response on acts of violence while valuing freedom of expression and freedom of political views. Adapted from Gregory LoGerfo, Results from the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-gregory-logerfo-focus-on-violence-while-valuing-freedom-of-expression ```