So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression throug
FIRE staffers take your questions on the TikTok ban, mandatory DEI statements, the Kids Online Safet
“Who controls what is taught in American universities — professors or politicians?” Yale Law profess
Woodrow Wilson or Franklin D. Roosevelt: which president was worse for free speech? In August, FIRE
Ayaan Hirsi Ali grew up in a culture of conformity. She was beaten and mutilated. She was told who s
In this live recording of “So to Speak” at the First Amendment Lawyers Association meeting, Samir Ja
The FIRE team debates the proposition: Should there be any categories of unprotected speech? Genera
The FIRE team discusses Tim Walz’s controversial comments on hate speech and “shouting fire in a cro
Can free speech and content moderation on social media coexist? Jonathan Rauch and Renee DiResta dis
What happens when philosopher Ayn Rand’s theories meet free speech? Tara Smith and Onkar Ghate of th
Can a course on conservatism shake up the liberal status quo on campus? Tufts University professor
How has 19th-century English philosopher John Stuart Mill influenced America’s conception of free sp
Some argue that Section 230 allows the internet to flourish. Others argue it allows harmful content
Did overheated political rhetoric lead to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump
The Supreme Court term is over. We review its First Amendment cases. Joining the show are FIRE Chie
There is a movement afoot to restrict young people’s access to social media and pornography. Critics
It is said that censorship is the strongest drive in human nature — with sex being a weak second. Bu
Did 26 words from an American law passed in 1996 create the internet? Section 230 of the Communicati
The First Amendment forbids government censorship. Private institutions, on the other hand, are gene
On May 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act by a vote of 320 t
Host Nico Perrino joins his FIRE colleagues Will Creeley and Alex Morey to answer questions about th
