So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Intellectual property 101
Jun 13, 2019
The Constitution grants Congress the power “[t]o promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.” However, figuring out how... Read more
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Words, Violence, and Censorship at Williams College
May 30, 2019
On today’s episode of So to Speak, we are joined by Williams College Professor of Biology Luana Maroja. Professor Maroja’s experience growing up under a dictatorship in Brazil led her to become an outspoken advocate for free speech at Williams... Read more
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Wen Fa of the Pacific Legal Foundation
May 16, 2019
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Wen Fa, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation who regularly litigates free speech cases. One of his most high-profile cases was the 2018 Supreme Court case... Read more
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
The fight to publish Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’
May 02, 2019
“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness.” So begins Allen Ginsberg’s famous poem “Howl.” You might be familiar with Allen Ginsberg. You might be familiar with the poem. But chances are you don’t know about the efforts... Read more
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Mustafa Akyol on jailing journalists in Turkey, ‘re-educating’ Uyghurs in China, and cultural conformity in America
Apr 18, 2019
On today’s episode of So to Speak, we sit down with Cato Institute Senior Fellow Mustafa Akyol to discuss threats to freedom of thought and expression around the world, with a particular focus on situations in Turkey and China. Akyol has been... Read more
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