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Free Speech in America
Manage episode 150708709 series 1004656
Free speech protests have popped up in campuses across the United States over the past few years, and everyone is getting their word about it in, even President Obama. You may or may not yet feel strongly about this. No matter where you stand, now's the time to get yourself some context. What is "harm," and what kinds of speech should still be protected even if they are harmful? Time to ReConsider.
Sources and Links
- Atlantic, great summary of the issue on college campuses:http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/the-glaring-evidence-that-free-speech-is-threatened-on-campus/471825/
Diane Feinstein + Blum → UC Campus anti-semitic speech restrictions:Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reconsiderpodcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
185 episodes
Manage episode 150708709 series 1004656
Free speech protests have popped up in campuses across the United States over the past few years, and everyone is getting their word about it in, even President Obama. You may or may not yet feel strongly about this. No matter where you stand, now's the time to get yourself some context. What is "harm," and what kinds of speech should still be protected even if they are harmful? Time to ReConsider.
Sources and Links
- Atlantic, great summary of the issue on college campuses:http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/03/the-glaring-evidence-that-free-speech-is-threatened-on-campus/471825/
Diane Feinstein + Blum → UC Campus anti-semitic speech restrictions:Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/reconsiderpodcast.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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