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Should Free Speech Have Limitations? with Greg Lukianoff

Truth Over Tribe: Christian Takes on Culture, News & Politics

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The Bedrock Principle Is a Very Smart Rule

A lot of things make Europeans think we're crazy because we don't have a history of allowing governments quite as expansive as they do. But the principle that I always point out is the real distinction is the bedrock principle, which comes from Texas v. Johnson. And it's saying that if we have one bedrock principle in further amendment laws, you can't ban something simply because people find it offensive. It's too subjective to have that, particularly in a deeply pluralistic democracy.

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