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Bonus Ep! Free Speech in America

Bonus Ep! Free Speech in America

History As It Happens · Martin Di Caro

September 24, 202512m 33s

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Free expression as a First Amendment right and cultural value is under assault in America. Yes, there's a hurricane of partisan hypocrisy concerning who can say what and when. But the battles over this cherished right are as old as the republic. The uproar over Jimmy Kimmel is merely the latest chapter. The veteran First Amendment litigator Bob Corn-Revere, now the chief counsel of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), is here to clear up the confusion.

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Further reading:

Everyone's a Free Speech Hypocrite by FIRE's Greg Lukianoff (New York Times)

FIRE's College Free Speech Rankings