So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Ep. 116 ‘Journal of Controversial Ideas’ with Prof. Peter Singer
Aug 05, 2020
Princeton Professor has been called “the world’s most influential living philosopher.” But he may be as controversial as he is influential. It’s perhaps fitting then that he is a founding editor of a new academic publication called the...
Princeton Professor Peter Singer has been called “the world’s most influential living philosopher.” But he may be as controversial as he is influential.
It’s perhaps fitting then that he is a founding editor of a new academic publication called the Journal of Controversial Ideas. The journal claims to be the world’s “first open access, peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal specifically created to promote free inquiry on controversial topics.”
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Professor Singer to discuss the journal, academic freedom, and his own personal brushes with controversy.
A transcript of this episode can be found at this link.
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Ep. 115 ‘Dare to Speak’ with PEN America’s Suzanne Nossel
Jul 21, 2020
On today’s episode of , we are joined by PEN America CEO to discuss campus censorship, cancel culture, how different generations think about free speech, the attacks on Charlie Hebdo in 2015, and more. Nossel is the author of the forthcoming book,...
On today’s episode of So to Speak, we are joined by PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel to discuss campus censorship, cancel culture, how different generations think about free speech, the attacks on Charlie Hebdo in 2015, and more. Nossel is the author of the forthcoming book, “Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All.”
Show notes:
- Transcript
- Bari Weiss’ resignation letter; Andrew Sullivan’s “farewell letter” for New York magazine
- So to Speak podcast: Debating “Is there a campus free speech crisis?” with Andrew Sullivan, Jonathan Haidt, Suzanne Nossel, Jeffrey Sachs, & Kmele Foster
- “The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure” by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
- Harper’s: “A letter on justice and open debate”
- “Does apologizing work? An empirical test of the conventional wisdom” by Richard Hanania
- “Why we’re honoring Charlie Hebdo” by Andrew Solomon and Suzanne Nossel
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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Ep. 114 Glenn Loury objects
Jul 08, 2020
As protests against racial injustice continue across America, colleges and universities are increasingly speaking out in support of the protests. What’s more, some are also taking action to investigate or punish faculty critical of the protesters’...
As protests against racial injustice continue across America, colleges and universities are increasingly speaking out in support of the protests. What’s more, some are also taking action to investigate or punish faculty critical of the protesters’ perceived aims.
What does this mean for academic freedom and freedom of speech? And does this signal a shift away from the idea, best exemplified by the University of Chicago’s Kalven Report, that there should be a “heavy presumption against the university taking collective action or expressing opinions on the political and social issues of the day?”
To discuss, we are joined by Glenn Loury, Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences at Brown University, who objected to a letter about the protests sent by Brown’s senior administrators.
Show notes:
- “Letter from Brown’s senior leaders: Confronting racial injustice”
- “I must object” by Glenn C. Loury
- “CU Boulder professor accused of racist, sexist social media posts”
- “Miller ‘70 P’02: Fascism and the open campus”
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Rebroadcast: How Daryl Davis, a black man, defeats the Ku Klux Klan with open dialogue
Jun 24, 2020
This episode is a rebroadcast from March 2017. “If you spend five minutes with your worst enemy, you will find you have something in common,” said Daryl Davis. “If you spend 10 minutes, you’ll find you even have more in common. And the...
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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Ep. 113 Charlottesville reflections with Rodney Smolla
Jun 04, 2020
During the summer of 2017, a fierce dispute over the removal of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Va. captured national attention. The events that summer led to racial animosity and heated debate over our nation’s history and the First...
During the summer of 2017, a fierce dispute over the removal of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Va. captured national attention.
The events that summer led to racial animosity and heated debate over our nation’s history and the First Amendment, and threw one historic city into turmoil, ultimately culminating in death and tragedy during the weekend of Aug. 11.
On today’s episode of So to Speak, we are joined by Rodney Smolla to reflect on what happened in Charlottesville. Smolla is Dean and Professor of Law at the Delaware Law School of Widener University. He is also the author of a new book, “Confessions of a Free Speech Lawyer: Charlottesville and the Politics of Hate.”
Editor’s note: This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, May 20, prior to the protests that began last week surrounding policing and race in America. Had these events taken place before our recording, they almost certainly would have been addressed, as there are many dots to connect between Charlottesville and our current moment, especially as they relate to race, the police, and our First Amendment rights.
Show notes:
- Transcript
- Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942)
- Doe v. McKesson (5th Circ. 2019)
- Beauharnais v. Illinois (1952)
- Virginia v. Black (2003)
- “Student survey: Did student attitudes toward campus speech change after Charlottesville” by Kelsey Naughton
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