The Global War on Free Speech

About this episode

Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff discuss the global decline of free speech and the implications of censorship in democracies.

Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff discuss the global decline of free speech, why democracies are embracing censorship, and what can be done to protect open debate.

People in this episode

Host: Nick Gillespie

Guests: Jacob Mchangama, Jeff Kosseff

Topics covered

• free speech
• censorship
• democracy
• open debate
• global issues

Keywords

• free speech
• censorship
• democracy
• open debate
• global decline

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