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Ep. 185 Sex, drugs, and free speech (Bob Guccione Jr. and Nick Gillespie)

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

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The De-Platforming Movement Is Disturbing

In the late 80s and early 90s, I was the most proficient guest on shows and debates and lecture. My father said to me, you're crazy. You're giving these people credibility. What they don't have is an alternative view. This may not be as bad as they think in a word told. And it was Bible thumpers, selling Bibles that were telling them this stuff was bad. Because it sold Bibles to frighten them. Their kids were going to go to hell listening to rock and roll. So if a Christian says, I'm going to hell, you have to defend his right to say that. We can't close that down. That's

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