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."

Transcript

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37:18 Argument #5: Free speech is outdated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 that 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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