<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;We tackle ten common arguments against free speech.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff and FIRE Senior Fellow and former ACLU President Nadine Strossen are the co-authors of the new book, "War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/so-speak-podcast-transcript-ten-arguments-against-free-speech"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Transcript&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Timestamps: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;00:00 Intro &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;01:18 Book's origins&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;04:25 Argument #1: Words are violence&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;20:27 Argument #2: Words are dangerous&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;25:09 Argument #3: Hate speech isn't free speech&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;31:06 Argument #4: About shoutdowns&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;37:18 Argument #5: Free speech is outdated&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;45:41 Argument #6 Free speech is right-wing&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;50:14 Argument #7: About that crowded theater and marketplace of ideas&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;59:27 Argument #9: Misinformation and disinformation&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;01:03:53 Argument #8: Free speech protects power&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;01:09:30 Argument #10: About the Holocaust and Rwandan genocide&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;01:13:35 Outro&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1358" data-end="1375"&gt;Get the Book:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br data-start="1375" data-end= "1378" /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Purchase &lt;a href= "https://www.amazon.com/War-Words-Arguments-Against-Speech/dp/1949846822"&gt; War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Enjoy listening to the podcast? Donate to FIRE today (&lt;a href="https://www.thefire.org/"&gt;https://www.thefire.org/&lt;/a&gt;) and get exclusive content like member webinars, special episodes, and more. If you became a &lt;a href= "https://www.thefire.org/donate/membership"&gt;FIRE Member&lt;/a&gt; through a donation to FIRE at &lt;a href="http://thefire.org"&gt;thefire.org&lt;/a&gt; and would like access to &lt;a href= "https://sotospeak.substack.com/"&gt;Substack's&lt;/a&gt; paid subscriber podcast feed, please email &lt;a href= "mailto:sotospeak@thefire.org"&gt;sotospeak@thefire.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

FIRE

Ep. 256: Ten arguments against free speech

OCT 30, 202574 MIN
So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

Ep. 256: Ten arguments against free speech

OCT 30, 202574 MIN

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We tackle ten common arguments against free speech. FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff and FIRE Senior Fellow and former ACLU President Nadine Strossen are the co-authors of the new book, "War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail." Transcript Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:18 Book's origins 04:25 Argument #1: Words are violence 20:27 Argument #2: Words are dangerous 25:09 Argument #3: Hate speech isn't free speech 31:06 Argument #4: About shoutdowns 37:18 Argument #5: Free speech is outdated 45:41 Argument #6 Free speech is right-wing 50:14 Argument #7: About that crowded theater and marketplace of ideas 59:27 Argument #9: Misinformation and disinformation 01:03:53 Argument #8: Free speech protects power 01:09:30 Argument #10: About the Holocaust and Rwandan genocide 01:13:35 Outro Get the Book:Purchase War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail. Enjoy listening to the podcast? Donate to FIRE today (https://www.thefire.org/) and get exclusive content like member webinars, special episodes, and more. If you became a FIRE Member through a donation to FIRE at thefire.org and would like access to Substack's paid subscriber podcast feed, please email [email protected].