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Clear and Present Danger: A History of Free Speech

Jacob Mchangama guides you through the history of free speech from the trial of Socrates to the Great Firewall.

Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or Foes?

Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or Foes?

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 41

August 21, 2020

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Expert Opinion - Michael Shermer

November 2, 2018

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 16

Expert Opinion - Michael Shermer

Paper-bullets and the forgotten martyrs of radical free speech

October 11, 2018

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 15

Paper-bullets and the forgotten martyrs of radical free speech

'Universal Peace': Religious tolerance in the Mughal empire

September 20, 2018

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 14

'Universal Peace': Religious tolerance in the Mughal empire

Expert Opinion - Jonathan Haidt

September 6, 2018

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 13

Expert Opinion - Jonathan Haidt

Expert Opinion - Teresa Bejan

August 23, 2018

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 12

Expert Opinion - Teresa Bejan

The great disruption - Part II

August 9, 2018

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 11

The great disruption - Part II

The great disruption - Part I, the printing press and the viral Reformation

June 14, 2018

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 10

The great disruption - Part I, the printing press and the viral Reformation

Expert Opinion - Christine Caldwell Ames

May 24, 2018

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 9

Expert Opinion - Christine Caldwell Ames

The hounds of God - medieval heretics and inquisitors

May 17, 2018

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 8

The hounds of God - medieval heretics and inquisitors

Expert Opinion - Peter Adamson

April 26, 2018

Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 7

Expert Opinion - Peter Adamson

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