The former journalist defends misinformation in the Trump era and explains why so many journalists are against free speech.Over the past decade, no legal scholar has pushed arguments for free speech as far or as influentially as today's guest: Jeff Kosseff, a former journalist who now teaches cybersecurity law at the U.S. Naval Academy. In previous books, he defended Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet and stood up for anonymous speech in The United States of Anonymous: How the First Amendment Shaped Online Speech.His new book is his boldest yet. It's called Liar in a Crowded Theater: Freedom of Speech in a World of Misinformation and I liked it so much that I blurbed it, calling it "a smart, wry, deeply researched and utterly convincing defense of legal protections for 'misinformation' in an age when we are less likely to agree on basic facts than ever before."We talk about why "misinformation"—however defined—should be legally protected, how the boundaries between private companies and government are getting blurrier and blurrier, and why so many journalists are calling for limits on the First Amendment.
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If it’s legal to sell a product, it’s also legal to talk about that product. But not in Mississippi—at least not if the product is medical marijuana.
It's time to demolish the myth that you cannot shout fire in a theater.It's not insightful. It's not graceful. It's not applicable. Instead, it's such a flawed concept that anyone who invokes it is worse than wrong.This canard is rolled out every single time someone wants to suppress expression they dislike. You'll turn on your TV, and some interviewer will say, "But the First Amendment says they have a right to free speech," to which the Authoritarian of the Hour will respond, "Well, there are exceptions to the First Amendment, I mean we already know that..."You cannot shout Fire! in a theater."Except...1. You absolutely CAN shout fire in a theater.2. It might be morally wrong to do so, but your action will have nothing to do with the First Amendment activities.
Rikki Schlott and Greg Lukianoff discuss their new book, "The Canceling of the American Mind""We've taught young people that any of their missteps or any of their heterodox opinions are grounds to tear them down. That's no way to grow up." That was journalist Rikki Schlott speaking before a sold-out crowd on Monday night at a live taping of The Reason Interview with Nick Gillespie podcast in New York City. Schlott, 23, teamed up with Greg Lukianoff to co-write The Canceling of the American Mind.Lukianoff, 49, is the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and co-author with Jonathan Haidt of the bestselling The Coddling of the American Mind (2018). Schlott is a fellow at FIRE, a New York Post columnist, and a co-host of the Lost Debate podcast. Cancel culture, they argue, constitutes a serious threat to free speech and open inquiry in academia and the workplace, and is best understood as a battle for power, status, and dominance.
The right to criticize the government is a pillar of our constitutional republic—embodied in the text and history of the First Amendment. And yet, across the country that right continues to be violated by unaccountable government agents. One particularly blatant example of this abuse happened recently in the small town of Newton, Iowa, where a resident named Noah Petersen was arrested for criticizing his mayor and police department.
Free To Speak, a three-part public television series, examines the power and controversy of free speech across nations and time.
Because Gracearchy was recently censored, we're ready to Rumble.YouTube removed one of our episodes. The good news is that we appealed and within four hours they restored it.We're not leaving YouTube because it's the biggest platform. It's natively on everyone's phone and smart TV. The goal of any show, including ours, is to reach as many people as possible. This is an outreach, and we believe we must reach into the Matrix.But Rumble doesn't censor the kind of content we produce, and they have very recently resisted doing so when the United Kingdom's government directly "urged" them to do so with Russell Brand. So, starting today, we will also put our podcast on another streaming service – Rumble.We explain two recent events in this episode.First, which episode did YouTube censor? Why did it happen?Second, did YouTube "dial down" another one of our programs (a.k.a., suppress the algorithm)? If so, which one and why?Other reasons to listen...- Our handling of the dirty words you cannot say on YouTube is one of the funniest things we've done.- We break down the result of Missouri v. Biden.- We explain how censorship cancels epistemological journeys and crushes respectful dialogue.
To help separate fact from fiction, I’m thrilled that returning to the show today is our good buddy Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist, powerlifting champion, and now a 2x New York Times best-selling author, co-host of Healthy Rebellion Radio, and the co-founder of DrinkLMNT Electrolytes.In this interview with Robb, we’re chatting about:* Why fasting too much may negatively impact performance and longevity* Why cows and pasture-raised animals are good for us (and the planet)* What happened when Google’s algorithm skewed search results and put independent health authors like Robb and me on the naughty list* How our free speech and First Amendment rights were sacrificed when Big Tech invested in Biotech* Why decentralization and Web 3.0 will save the internet * And tons more…
