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So to Speak podcast: FIRE, the coronavirus, and the failure of the ‘Marketplace of Ideas’
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we sit down with FIRE President & CEO Greg Lukianoff to discuss how FIRE is adapting to the coronavirus outbreak. We also explore the ideas behind Greg’s new article, “Coronavirus and the failure of the ‘Marketplace of Ideas’.”
Show notes:
- Podcast transcript
- Greg’s “The Eternally Radical Idea” blog
- Abrams v. United States (1919)
- FIRE’s free speech high school curriculum
- Yale’s “Woodward Report” on freedom of expression
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