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Censoring lawmakers, T-shirts, and seashells
So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 244
June 5, 2025
We discuss the Supreme Court backing Maine lawmaker Laurel Libby, NPR filing suit against Trump, a years-long dispute over a student wearing a "there are only two genders" shirt, the Secret Service investigation into James Comey, the latest on...
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Featured Blogs
Analysis of free speech and other civil liberties issues from legal and cultural thought leaders.
First Amendment News
First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by retired law professor Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from FIRE.
Free Speech Dispatch
The Free Speech Dispatch is a regular series covering new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers better understand the global context of free expression.
The Eternally Radical Idea
What is the Eternally Radical Idea? It is freedom of speech. The unfettered right to state your opinion is extremely rare in human history. Check out this blog on Substack.
Mighty Ira: A Civil Liberties Story
FIRE Feature Documentary
Amid high-profile controversies surrounding free speech, racial equality, and anti-Semitism, Ira Glasser reflects on his life and career at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans as the former executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Podcasts
Free Speech
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino.
New episodes post every other Thursday.
Censoring lawmakers, T-shirts, and seashells
June 5, 2025
So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 244
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Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speech
Why have kings, emperors, and governments killed and imprisoned people to shut them up? And why have countless people risked death and imprisonment to express their beliefs? Jacob Mchangama guides you through the history of free speech from the trial of Socrates to the Great Firewall.
Stay up to date with Clear and Present Danger on the show’s website at freespeechhistory.com
Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or Foes?
August 21, 2020
Clear and Present Danger - A history of free speechEp. 41
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Free Speech Out Loud
Free Speech Out Loud is a podcast devoted to supplying you with audio versions of prominent First Amendment cases.
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