Anthony Lewis: In Defense of Free Speech

(Anthony Lewis and his interviewer, the actor Peter Coyote, present a fascinating and intelligent discussion of the current presidential administration's assault on free speech, the history of free speech in the USA, and what can be done to protect free speech. This is an essential broadcast!)

In Defense of Free Speech
Peter Coyote Interview Anthony Lewis
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The First Amendment ensures that all Americans have the right to free speech. But Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Lewis says it was only in the 20th century that the Supreme Court began to consistently enforce this basic freedom. Lewis discussed the evolution of free speech and what it means to defend speech we disagree with in a Feb. 5 speech at the Commonwealth Club of California.

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