How to Defend Free Speech

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Podcast audio:







In this episode of New Ideal, Agustina Vergara Cid interviews Gregory Salmieri about his essay “Free Speech as a Right and a Way of Life.”



Among the topics covered:




What free speech is and why a defense of it is needed;



How to respond to acts of de-platforming and cancellation;



Why the right to free speech is absolute;



How public education violates free speech;



Non-governmental violations of free speech;



The difference between thought and action;



When protests and civil disobedience are justified;



How to promote a culture of free speech.




Mentioned in this podcast are Gregory Salmieri’s essay “Free Speech as a Right and a Way of Life” and Tara Smith’s book The First Amendment: Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom.



The episode was released on September 18, 2024. Watch archived podcasts here.