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226. Suzanne Nossel on defending free speech for all, based on her book Dare to Speak

226. Suzanne Nossel on defending free speech for all, based on her book Dare to Speak

FromThe Michael Shermer Show


226. Suzanne Nossel on defending free speech for all, based on her book Dare to Speak

FromThe Michael Shermer Show

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Length:
96 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Online trolls and fascist chat groups. Controversies over campus lectures. Cancel culture versus censorship. The daily hazards and debates surrounding free speech dominate headlines and fuel social media storms. In an era where one tweet can launch — or end — your career, and where free speech is often invoked as a principle but rarely understood, learning to maneuver the fast-changing, treacherous landscape of public discourse has never been more urgent. In Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All, Suzanne Nossel, a leading voice in support of free expression, delivers a vital, necessary guide to maintaining democratic debate that is open, free-wheeling but at the same time respectful of the rich diversity of backgrounds and opinions in a changing country. Shermer and Nossel discuss: private vs. government restrictions on speech; hate speech, libel, slander, compelled speech; incitement to violence and insurrection; cancel culture; social media censorship; the euphemism treadmill, and more…
Released:
Nov 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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In the tradition of the Enlightenment salons that helped drive the Age of Reason, Science Salon is a series of conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, scholars, and thinkers, about the most important issues of our time.