New York Times Magazine staff writer Emily Bazelon joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what makes a university a “safe space” for free speech, how 90s era laws complicate that, and how students should be included in discussions about the rules of campus protesting.
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Len Gutkin, senior editor at The Chronicle Review, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how universities are struggling to maintain the tradition of being places that welcome the free exchange of ideas.
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Jeff Kosseff, associate professor of cybersecurity law at the United States Naval Academy, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what is constitutionally accepted free speech, and why he believes we need a marketplace of ideas so people can make up their own minds.
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Angel Ellis, a journalist within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her fight for a free press on tribal lands, where Federal rules don’t apply.
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English professor Dennis Baron joins us to talk about times when employers, schools and, yes, the government have the authority to curtail what you say.
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Nesrine Malik is a columnist and features writer for the Guardian, and she joins us to talk about how “wokeness,” “political correctness,” “free speech,” “cancel culture” and other shorthand terms are used to both drive and tamp down social justice movements.
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Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University, joins us to talk about his approach to civil discourse and toning down heated rhetoric to get to the heart of important issues
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P.E. Moskowitz joins host Krys Boyd to talk about, how the First Amendment is defined and the ongoing debate surrounding it.
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Steven Brill joins us to talk about how free speech – while still important – may also have contributed to some of our national dysfunction.
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Shetal Vohra-Gupta and Naomi Reed of UT’s Institute of Urban Policy Research and Analysis join us to talk about the need for schools to develop anti-hate speech guidelines.
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Harvard Law professor Mark Tushnet joins us to talk about the many freedoms covered at the top of the Bill of Rights.
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