Keep Talking Episode 06: Jonathan Zimmerman - The Importance of Free Speech
Jonathan Zimmeramn is a Professor of History of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. During our conversation, Jonathan talks about his time in the peace corps in Nepal, the history of free speech jurisprudence in America, current attacks on freedom of speech in academia, and his new book, Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn.
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(00:51) Where does Jonathan’s interest in history stem from?
(03:25) What did Jonathan learn about US history that resonates with him to this day
(12:36) Learnings from Clifford Geertz’s essay on anti-relativism.
(15:20) About Jonathan’s book, Innocents Abroad
.(22:34) Jonathan talks about the difference between the word judgment and discernment.
(24:58) How did Jonathan’s Nepal life influence his personal life?
(31:04) Jonathan’s ideas on communities.
(42:29) Jonathan discusses the book, Passing on the Right: Conservative Professors in the Progressive University by Jon A. Shields and Joshua M. Dunn Sr
.(57:14) About Jonathan’s new book Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn and what he strives to achieve with it
.(01:07:11) What has caused the present panic or disregard for freedom of speech
(01:09:03) Talking about micro-aggressions.