Featuring Natalie Alkiviadou Senior Research Fellow Natalie Alkiviadou joins The Lembit Öpik Show for TNT Radio to discuss a proposed “fake news” bill in Cyprus. The bill, which Dr. Alkiviadou wrote about at Verfassungsblog, would impose a prison sentence of up to five years for those accused of spreading disinformation. Alkiviadou expresses concern about the […]
Did overheated political rhetoric lead to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump? On this episode of the So To Speak podcast, host Nico Perrino and his guests explore political violence: its history, its causes, and its relationship with free speech. Flemming Rose is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He previously served […]
Debate can help solve some of the world’s most challenging problems. But are there limits to what free speech and debate can accomplish? Social media has allowed more people to connect and share their perspectives than ever before. That has led to an immense amount of learning and progress—but it’s also led to an uptick […]
On May 23, 2024, Jacob Mchangama delivered the commencement speech at The Birch Wathen Lenox School in New York, NY. Watch the speech above or read it below: Speech Transcript Good morning, esteemed faculty, proud parents, and graduates of the class of 2024. Now I know what some of you might be thinking. “Really? We […]
On April 23, 2024, Jacob Mchangama gave the Publius Lecture at Stanford University Law School. Hailed as the “first freedom,” free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in democracies and authoritarian states around the world, it is on the retreat. In […]
Is free speech truly hindering us, or is it one of our most vital democratic safeguards? There is growing pessimism towards the First Amendment and a call to mimic European-style speech regulations. But Jacob Mchangama from The Future of Free Speech warns that this could open the door to disturbing censorship. This debate strikes at […]
Pro-Palestinian protests and encampments have sprung up on college campuses across the country. Hundreds of students and professors have been arrested. Calls for universities to end their ties to Israel and for the U.S. to negotiate a ceasefire are growing. We check in on the protests across the country and what they tell us about how equipped colleges […]
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Community, in partnership with the Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic, hosted the last Dean’s Lecture Series on Race and Discrimination for the year in mid-April. The Lecture, “Free Speech and Equality: Friends or Foes?”, was delivered by Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science in the College of Arts and Science, CEO of Justitia, […]
Jeff Kosseff: “Hey, Let’s Not Rethink The First Amendment” by Michael Shellenberger Leading free speech scholar pushes back against widespread claim that “peer-to-peer misinformation” on the Internet justifies government censorship Read on Substack
Dates: 7 Mar 2024 06:00 – 07:00 ET 25 Mar 2024 12:00 – 13:00 ET Location: Online (Zoom Webinar) In March, The Future of Free Speech scholars joined Columbia Global Freedom of Expression and Article 19 to launch of a new French language global case law database. March 7: Internet Shutdowns in International Law Speakers: Joan […]