So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression throug
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by FIRE’s Joe Cohn and the
There are very few exceptions to the First Amendment. “Fighting words” is one of them. But since th
Who was Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name “George Orwell?” On today’s episode of So to
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by The Atlantic magazine S
Pano Kanelos believes higher education is broken. But he isn’t waiting for colleges and universities
Censors almost never think they are censors. They often see themselves as heroes, saving the world f
A consensus has emerged from a growing pile of scholarly research: Trigger warnings don’t work. On t
September 25 was First Amendment Day in America — the anniversary of the date in 1789 when Congress
Last month, On the Media, a popular radio program from New York City’s WNYC, aired an episode that
Are America’s schools becoming too political? FIRE’s Director of High School Programs argues, “Yes.
Hollywood’s Motion Picture Production Code, popularly referred to as the Hays Code, loomed over film
Morris Ernst may be the most influential free speech lawyer you’ve never heard of. He was the longti
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Stetson University Prof
This week, the United States Supreme Court vindicated the First Amendment rights of a high school ch
Socrates’ fateful hemlock. Henry VIII’s death decree for those who imagined his downfall. The 1836 “
What differentiates Albert Einstein from a madman? How do we turn disagreement into knowledge? How d
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Ninth grader Brandi Levy was frustrated when she didn’t make her high school’s varsity cheerleading
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