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What we are talking about is the kind of cynical manipulation of the language of free speech for ulterior ends.

Jelani Cobb Staff Writer, The New Yorker; Professor, Columbia University Graduate...
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Free Speech: Where Should We Go From Here?

Free Speech: Where Should We Go From Here?

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In public forums and institutions all across America, people are arguing about what free speech means in the age of the internet. What are the rules, and are they the same in every context? What are the consequences of taking action against hate speech, and what are the consequences of not taking action? Is “cancel culture” real, and what is it? Are we in need of a fundamental reset of the bedrock principles and law regarding freedom of speech? In this rousing and passionate panel from the 2022 Aspen Ideas Festival, New Yorker staff writer and professor Jelani Cobb and professor and former ACLU president Nadine Strossen debate the harms and merits of allowing and restricting speech in various environments. David Brooks, New York Times columnist and chair of Weave: The Social Fabric Project at the Aspen Institute, moderates the conversation.

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