In this week’s The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman debate free speech on campus amid the fallout from a tense congressional questioning of elite university presidents last week.
02:35—University presidents face free speech questions during contentious congressional hearing
31:02—Weekly Listener Question
39:50—Another GOP debate
51:13—This week’s cultural recommendations
Mentioned in this podcast:
“Don’t Excuse the Hypocrisy of University Presidents When It Comes to Free Speech,” by Robby Soave
“Congress Shouldn’t Encourage College Presidents To Censor Even More Speech,” by Robby Soave
“Fight Hate Speech with More Speech, Not Censorship: ACLU’s Nadine Strossen,” by Nick Gillespie
“The Most Obnoxious Blowhard in America,” by Liz Wolfe
“DeSantis Returns To ‘Too Online’ Roots With Debate Comments About Trans Kids,” by Emma Camp
… and more
Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.
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Audio production by Ian Keyser; assistant production by Hunt Beaty.
Music: “Angeline,” by The Brothers Steve