Birthright Citizenship Debate
Podcast | 1 months ago
The First Amendment gives Americans room to work through difficult questions and makes conversations like this possible On The Blessings of Liberty, Jed Shugerman and Ilan Wurman join FIRE Senior Fellow Jeffrey Rosen for a thoughtful debate on birthright ci...
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The Women Who Changed America
Short | 1 months ago
The women's suffrage movement was built by people who kept speaking, even when they were told not to. That's the power of free speech! #ushistory #womenshistory #constitution #womensrights #women #suffrage #freespeech #womenssuffrage #idabwells #elizabethst...
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Free Speech’s BIGGEST Challenge
Short | 1 months ago
Free speech can be difficult. But protecting the right to speak allows us to confront ideas we disagree with. #askmeanything #legalquestion #freespeech #firstamendment #constitution #knowyourrights
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ICE Critic Tracked Down by Federal Agents
Short | 2 months ago
A New York man sent a critical email to an ICE official. Five months later, federal agents showed up at his home and hotel. Political criticism isn’t a crime. The First Amendment protects the right to criticize government officials. That’s why FIRE is suing...
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Why Free Speech Matters Most in Divided Times
Short | 2 months ago
When politics starts to feel like a war, it’s easy to abandon the principles that hold a country together. But free speech and due process matter most when they’re hardest to defend. #freespeech #america #firstamendment #principle #politics
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Federal Agents Show Up at NYT Reporters’ Homes
Short | 2 months ago
Presidents from both parties have issued subpoenas to reporters. But that doesn't mean it's normal or acceptable. The First Amendment protects a free press because the public can hold those in power accountable. Targeting reporters leaves us in the dark. 📺...
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The Founding Father You Never Learned About
Podcast | 2 months ago
You've heard of Thomas Jefferson. But what about James Wilson? Before the Declaration of Independence was drafted, this founder was making the case for self-rule and political equality. On The Blessings of Liberty, Jesse Wegman joins FIRE's Senior Fellow Je...
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FIU “Apology Video” for Anti-ICE Protest?
Short | 2 months ago
Florida International University is playing puppet master with seven students after requiring them to record apology videos following their silent anti-ICE protest. The protest took place at a campus event and drew no complaints. FIU administrators even adm...
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How Women Won the Right to Be Heard
Short | 2 months ago
Before women won the right to vote, they fought for the right to speak. Free speech gave suffragists the power to challenge the status quo and build a movement that changed America. #ushistory #womenshistory #constitution #womensrights #women #suffrage #fre...
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Should Classrooms Welcome Debate?
Short | 2 months ago
Free speech and a welcoming classroom aren’t opposing goals. The best learning happens when students can share their views, hear disagreement, and engage with ideas without fear of punishment. #legalquestion #freespeech #firstamendment #class #student #prof...
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Why Socrates Still Matters
Short | 2 months ago
Socrates was executed for asking questions powerful people could not answer. More than 2,400 years later, the warning still stands. When a society punishes uncomfortable questions, it weakens its hold on truth. #socrates #philosophy #athens #freespeech #cen...
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Why Every Extreme Creates an Equal Reaction
Podcast | 2 months ago
Political history often shows a repeating pattern of mirrored reactions. On FIRE’s Blessings of Liberty, David French joins Senior Fellow Jeffrey Rosen to reflect on a lesson from his 57 years: every extremism has an equal opposite extremism. 🎧 Listen now:...
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