So To Speak

On today’s episode, we are joined by Lewis & Clark Associate Professor of English Lyell Asher to discuss his 2018 article “How Ed Schools Became a Menace.” Read more

Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. is a case University of Florida Professor Frank LoMonte says will determine “the future of student free speech.” Read more

Retired University of Wisconsin Professor Donald Downs discusses his journey from somewhat of a free speech skeptic to one of its most fervent defenders. Read more

We discuss the newly formed Academic Freedom Alliance — a union of faculty members dedicated to protecting expressive and academic freedom rights. Read more

We discuss the incitement doctrine, and whether Trump’s Jan. 6 speech amounted to incitement, with First Amendment scholar David L. Hudson Jr. Read more

On the eve of Student Press Freedom Day, we learn about the challenges student journalists face accessing public records within the UC system. Read more

Media lawyer Ian Rosenberg discusses his new book, “The Fight for Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms.” Read more

John McWhorter discusses what's changed — and what hasn't — since his Atlantic article on academic freedom and campus orthodoxies. Read more

We are joined by senior editor at The Atlantic Kate Julian and FIRE President Greg Lukianoff to discuss childhood depression, anxiety, and suicide. Read more

We are joined by Reason Magazine Senior Editor Robby Soave and FIRE President Greg Lukianoff to discuss the Washington, DC Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Read more