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Will Banning Hate Speech Make Europe Safer?

A new EU plan targeting extremists ignores history’s lessons about the danger of restricting unpopular views.

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The War on Free Speech – Censorship’s Global Rise

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A history of free expression charts its seesawing progress

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Free Speech’ Review: How Dare You Say Such Things

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Freedom of speech was too hard won to be cavalier now about censorship
Kenan Malik

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Joe Rogan, Spotify and the dangers imposed by private threats to free speech

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Jacob Mchangama: How Hate Speech Laws Punish Minorities

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Jacob Mchangama, “Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media,” and Milton’s Curse

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How free speech shook the world

Jacob Mchangama and Brendan O’Neill talk about why we must resist the new authoritarianism.

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The roots of free speech: How did ancient civilizations regulate speech?

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344 w/Jacob Mchangama “Speech, Sheep, and a Crying Room”

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Fight Misinformation with Education, Not Censorship

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EPISODE # 247

Jacob Mchangama on Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media

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A History of Free Speech with Jacob Mchangama

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Jacob Mchangama: How Hate Speech Laws Punish Minorities

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Episode 391: Free Speech by Jacob Mchangama

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Banished Podcast – Does Free Speech Discriminate?
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Greg’s Recommended Free Speech Culture Study List

Ancient world until today, spans the globe: “Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media,”

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So to Speak podcast: Elitist vs. egalitarian free speech 

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EP 7: The history of free speech

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First Five Now: Free Speech from Socrates to Social Media.

FEBRUARY 10 @ 2:00 PM EST

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Techdirt Podcast Episode 310: A Global History Of Free Speech

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Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media

February 17, 202212 – 1:30 PM EST

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How the Dutch Created Europe’s First Free-Speech Zone More than 400 years Ago

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From Socrates to Social Media: In Conversation with Jacob Mchangama

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On Free speech: Has Europe got it right?, Jacob Mchangama, founder of Justitia

Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 12:00PM – 1:30PM

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Why is free speech in recession? What can be done to change that? IRD President Mark Tooley interviews author Jacob Mchangama on a global battle of values over the relationship between religion and free speech.

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What We’re Reading: February 2022

Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media

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