Ep. 195 ‘Don’t Tread on Me,’ misgendering, cancel culture, and three strikes for Texas

FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff and FIRE General Counsel Ronnie London join the show to preview Greg’s new co-authored book on cancel culture and to discuss recent free speech cases and headlines:

• Transcript: https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/so-speak-podcast-transcript-dont-tread-me-misgendering-cancel-culture-and-three 

• “The Canceling of the American Mind,” by Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott (out Oct. 17)

•  Colorado public school to allow student to display Gadsden flag patch — as long as nobody complains

•  California library violates First Amendment, boots speakers for referring to transgender women as ‘biological men’

•  Police stage ‘chilling’ raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones

• Federal judge: Texas Law Mandating Age Verification for Sexually Themed Sites Violates First Amendment (Court Also Strikes Down "Public Health Warning" for Porn Sites)

•  Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts

• Federal judge bars Texas from enforcing book rating law

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