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Eternally Radical Poll: 2022 EXCESSIVELY PRESTIGIOUS BOOK award
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What book should win the 2022 EXCESSIVELY PRESTIGIOUS BOOK award?
‘Naive Statism’ and how the Rwandan genocide was not about Rwanda’s excessive commitment to free speech: Part 18 of answers to arguments against free speech from Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff
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FIREPresident and CEO Greg Lukianoff explains two key points missed by those who blame the Rwandan genocide on free speech.
Greg Lukianoff’s ‘book of the month’ recommendations
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FIREPresident and CEO Greg Lukianoff offers his reading recommendations on the history and philosophy of freedom of speech.
Censorship won’t cure disinformation (featuring Jacob Mchangama and Nadine Strossen): Part 17 of answers to arguments against free speech
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While disinformation is a serious problem worthy of debate and countermeasures, censorship and repression is likely a cure worse than the disease.
Would censorship have stopped the rise of the Nazis? Part 16 of answers to arguments against free speech from Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff
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Proponents of hate speech laws assume the enforcement of such laws might have prevented the spread of Nazi ideology in Germany, but the historical record belies this assumption.
Open letter to Elon Musk from Greg Lukianoff on preserving free expression on social media
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FIREPresident and CEO Greg Lukianoff advises Elon Musk to look to First Amendment law for guidance on implementing free speech-friendly policies.
Is counterspeech the best answer to bad speech? Part 15 of answers to arguments against free speech from Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff
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Counterspeech is a shorthand term for any speech that seeks to counter or reduce the potential adverse impacts of hate speech or other controversial speech.
Shouting down speakers is mob censorship: Part 14 of answers to arguments against free speech from Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff
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Shouting down a speaker to stop an event from proceeding is mob censorship, full stop. It gives the shouters the power to dictate what anyone else is able to say or to hear.
Does free speech ‘inevitably’ lead towards truth? Is the ‘Marketplace of Ideas’ a broken metaphor? Part 13 of answers to arguments against free speech from Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff
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The question is not whether good speech always wins in the end, the question is what rights do we all have to our ideas and communications, and who gets the power to decide what is true and what is not.
Rising censorship, falling trust: How lack of transparency erodes trust in higher ed and beyond
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In a flagrant breach of community trust, the president of George Washington University intends to uncover individuals responsible for engaging in protected expression on campus.
