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Jacob Mchangama, founder and executive director of the Danish think tank Justitia and the host of the podcast “Clear and Present Danger,” discussed the history of free speech from Socrates t…

Two members of the Facebook Oversight Board spoke with Axios about the board’s ruling to uphold the ban on former President Trump. Other topics discussed included free speech concerns, treat…

Jeff Kosseff described section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 that protects providers/websites from lawsuits due to user content.

Two Cato Institute scholars discussed social media companies and advocated against their regulation. Afterward, they answered questions from members of the audience.

The CATO Institute, a libertarian public policy research organization, hosted a discussion about the impact of state policies and regulations on economic freedom. More specifically, the even…

Princeton professor Keith Whittington discussed free speech on college campuses.

Katie Harbath, Facebook’s director of global politics and government outreach, was among the speakers at a discussion on the role of social media in democracy. Participants talked about the …

Jennifer Bachner and Benjamin Ginsberg, co-authors of What Washington Gets Wrong: The Unelected Officials Who Actually Run the Government and Their Misconceptions about the American People, …

Fleming Rose, Robert Corn-Revere, and Francis Buckley talked about free speech in the Trump administration following the president’s reaction to protests at the University of California, Ber…

Professor Catherine Ross talked about her book Lessons in Censorship: How Schools and Courts Subvert Students' First Amendment Rights, in which she examines the free speech rights of student…

Panelists talked about the continuing resilience of the Supreme Court decision in Buckley v. Valeo. In the case the court struck down spending limits for political campaigns but upheld limit…

Jay Cost talked about his book, A Republic No More: Big Government and the Rise of American Political Corruption, in which he argues that America’s Founding Fathers feared that the republic …

Political scholars examined the consequences of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision on recent elections. They also responded to questions from the aud…

Political scholars examined the consequences of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision and its impact on elections and politics. Former Election Commiss…

John Koza and John Samples debated possible changes to the electoral college system. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Tara McGuinness moderated. “Picking a President…

Panelists talked about the ideological makeup of the tea party movement, in particular a study that found most were united on economic issues but split on social issues.

David Lampo argues in his book that support for gay rights by the political right is in accordance with conservative ideologies of personal freedom and limited government. The author contend…

Panelists talked about the issues related to electing U.S. presidents through the electoral college system. Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson criticized the Electoral College and single…

Nicholas Philipson talked about his book Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life (Yale University Press, 2010), an intellectual biography of Scottish philosopher Adam Smith (1723-1790). The author e…

Authors John Samples and Eugene Steuerle debated the proper size and role of the federal government. Mr. Reischauer moderated. The authors also responded to questions from members of the aud…