Apr 23, 2025

Our guests today signed onto a statement by a group of 18 law professors who opposed the Trump administration’s funding threats at Columbia on free speech and academic freedom grounds. 

Since then, Northwestern, Cornell, Princeton, Harvard, and nearly 60 other colleges and universities are under investigation with...

Apr 9, 2025

We travel from America to Europe, Russia, China, and more places to answer the question: Is there a global free speech recession? 

Guests:

- Sarah McLaughlin: FIRE senior scholar, global expression

- James Kirchick: FIRE senior fellow

- Jacob Mchangama: FIRE senior fellow

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

03:52 Free speech...

Mar 27, 2025

We explore how censorship is impacting institutions — from universities to law firms to the Maine House of Representatives.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

01:40 Federal government cuts Columbia’s funding

16:57 Updates on the Mahmoud Khalil case

27:01 Ed Martin’s Georgetown letter

34:59 Trump targeting law firms

55:01...

Mar 18, 2025

First Amendment lawyer Marc Randazza and immigration lawyer Jeffrey Rubin join the show to discuss the arrest, detention, and possible deportation of green card holder Mahmoud Khalil.

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro

00:53 Latest updates on Khalil

02:51 First Amendment implications

06:08 Legal perspectives on deportation

Mar 12, 2025

Does a cat stand on two legs or four? 

The answer to that question may tell you all you need to know about the government involving itself in social media content moderation.

On today’s show, we cover the latest tech policy developments involving the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, AI...