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Episode Synopsis
Free speech is, supposedly, a right-wing issue and yet the Trump administration is engaging in the most severe crackdown on political speech since McCarthy, and they may shortly surpass even that dismal nadir.Jim and Chris discuss freedom of speech, and how the right, even when they are nbot cracking down on it, often misunderstand what it is. They enjoyed their discussion so much that we've had to split it into two parts. In this first part, the strange story of when the Heterodox Academy came to Birmingham, and why trigger warnings and racial epithets have nothing to do with free speech. In part two, a left-wing view of free speech and its limits, plus a discussion of the recent shocking detention of Mahmoud Khalil in New York.Follow us on Bluesky and Substack
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