WBUR: The history of the price of free speech

Posted on by Jacob Mchangama in Free Speech History, In the news, News

Author Salman Rushdie spent years hiding because Iran’s religious leaders wanted him dead for a book they didn’t like. Rushdie remained a fierce defender of free speech. In 2015, when gunmen killed 12 at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, he spoke out. WBUR is a nonprofit news organization. Our coverage relies on your financial support. If […]

Cato Institute: What We Can Learn from the History of Free Speech

Posted on by Jacob Mchangama and Jonathan Rauch in Free Speech History, News, Our Perspectives

The health of free speech depends more on a culture of free speech than on laws. By Jacob Mchangama and Jonathan Rauch. Is free speech under threat? What do we even mean when we talk about free speech? Jacob Mchangama, a Danish lawyer and human rights advocate, tackles those questions in his new book, Free Speech: A History from […]