We tackle ten common arguments against free speech.
FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff and FIRE Senior Fellow and former ACLU President Nadine Strossen are the co-authors of the new book, “War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail.”
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:18 Book’s origins
04:25 Argument #1: Words are violence
20:27 Argument #2: Words are dangerous
25:09 Argument #3: Hate speech isn’t free speech
31:06 Argument #4: About shoutdowns
37:18 Argument #5: Free speech is outdated
45:41 Argument #6 Free speech is right-wing
50:14 Argument #7: About the crowded theater and marketplace of ideas
59:27 Argument #9: Misinformation and disinformation
01:03:53 Argument #8: Free speech protects power
01:09:30 Argument #10: About the Holocaust and Rwandan genocide
01:13:35 Outro
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