RealClearPolitics Podcast A True Free Speech Issue
Sep 19, 2025
Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and co-founder of the Global Liberty Institute, discusses the challenges facing Generation Z, including mental health issues and the impact of social media. He advocates for mentorship and the need to empower young leaders. Psychologist Christopher J. Ferguson sheds light on the often-ignored reality that women can also be perpetrators of domestic violence, challenging societal norms and emphasizing the importance of recognizing this taboo in both research and policy.
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Corporate Risk Drove Kimmel Suspension
- Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel after executives feared his on-air doubling down would inflame viewers and harm advertisers.
- Corporate risk management and political pressure guided ABC's decision more than pure free-speech calculation.
Free Speech Claims Are Politicized
- Hosts argued that free-speech arguments ring hollow given past Democratic support for policies that limited speech.
- Political hypocrisy makes free-speech claims partisan rather than principled.
AOC Is A Real 2028 Contender
- AOC has the name recognition, fundraising and media skill to be a plausible 2028 contender.
- Her candidacy would force Democrats to choose whether to move further left or rally centrists.