How to Vote for Harvey Silverglate

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The election is over on May 16th yes and I think there are specifics I'll probably give them an intro I'll give links to people but the specifics are complicated let me just mention that you have to be Harvard alumni. talk about the board of overseers and uh you're run for it the specifics actually okay you be nice because I think you're a writing candidate I'm pretty sure that not everybody can run it it ill becomes a liberal arts college where you know the clash of ideas will produce the truth or by the class of ideas on the board of Oversees.

Harvey Silverglate is a free speech advocate, co-founder of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression, and author of several books on freedom of speech and criminal justice. He is running for Harvard Board of Overseers on a platform of free speech. If you’re a Harvard Alumni, please consider voting for him by Tue, May 16, 5pm ET: https://www.harvey4harvard.com/ballot Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:23) – Freedom of speech
(28:04) – Bureaucracy in Universities
(44:18) – Clash of ideas
(47:56) – Public education is broken
(59:33) – Jeffrey Epstein
(1:12:26) – Freedom of thought and liberal arts
(1:23:30) – Interviewing controversial people
(1:27:14) – Alan Dershowitz
(1:30:28) – Donald Trump
(1:37:27) – FBI
(1:45:52) – Criminal justice system
(1:48:20) – Advice