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247. Jacob Mchangama on Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media

The Michael Shermer Show

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Are Native Americans Killed by Europeans?

First amendment protections owe a lot to landmark cases that were won by the civil rice movement. The government has used actively speech to protest, to appeal to common values. That again is nothing with the government censuring people but i think it becomes very effective when you are openly advocating for rights of those who have been oppressed or discriminated against.

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