'That can result in the loss of your license,' she replied.

'People both on the left and the right are sort of coming at free speech from different angles with different grievances, that point to a general loss of faith in the First Amendment.' 'And without a robust culture of free speech based on tolerance, the laws and constitutional protection will ultimately erode. 'I would argue that the culture of free speech is under attack in the U.S.,' said Jacob Mchangama, the author of 'Free Speech,' a new book that documents the history of free expression. An incoming Georgetown Law administrator was assailed by a student group for posting a 'racist, sexist, and misogynistic' tweet that criticized President Joe Biden's announcement that he would nominate a Black woman for the Supreme Court.Spotify faced growing controversy over episodes of Joe Rogan's podcast containing racial slurs and COVID-19 misinformation.A Tennessee school board removed 'Maus,' a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, from its curriculum.Nearly a dozen states have introduced bills that would direct what students can and cannot be taught about the role of slavery in American history and the ongoing effects of racism in the U.S.Florida lawmakers are advancing a pair of bills that would bar school districts from encouraging classroom discussions about sexual orientation or gender identity – what critics are calling 'Don't Say Gay' bills.And yet lately, the news is full of stories about people trying to limit other people's expression: Well, in that case, the internet should have solved everything, notes correspondent David Pogue – it's nothing but more speech. When someone says something we disagree with, should we shut them up? In 1927, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis had an answer: 'The remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence.'

Free Speech by Jacob Mchangama