In the neverending debate surrounding Twitter under Elon Musk, the distinction between free speech as a legal right and cultural value can get confused.
This week we are joined by Kat Rosenfield and Vesper Stamper to discuss censorial trends in book publishing, including the rise of “sensitivity readers.”
Should academic journals appoint themselves social justice gatekeepers? Jonathan Rauch discusses new ethics guidance from the journal Nature Human Behavior
Journalist Michael Moynihan discusses the attack on Salman Rushdie, what it means for free speech, and the history of “The Satanic Verses” controversy.