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The Problem with “Free Speech” that Defends Power
Expressing racist nonsense is one thing; expressing it as a free speech martyr or a great defender of liberal democratic ideals is another.
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Who Will Regulate Hate Speech?
Jonathan Rauch says that while we may like to regulate speech, finding the right people to do it is a daunting problem.
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Imagining a World without Free Speech
Jacob Mchangama describes what life might look like when free speech can't be taken for granted anymore.
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Free Speech as Norms Erode
Jonathan Rauch warns against giving censorship powers to would-be despots.
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Some Questions for Jacob Mchangama
Is free speech in danger? Jeremy Waldron sounds a skeptical note, and he offers a series of challenging methodological questions.
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Against “Free Speech”
Anthony Leaker condemns those free speech movements that seem only to champion the rights of illiberal speakers, who aren't facing persecution anyway.
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Free Speech in International Perspective
A panel of experts discusses freedom of speech in international law, with an emphasis on current developments.
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How Censorship Crosses Borders
Jacob Mchangama looks at how freedom of speech and the press are under threat internationally, and how those threats are coming to the United States as well.
