Did overheated political rhetoric lead to the
assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump?
On today’s show we explore political violence: its
history, its causes, and its relationship with free speech.
Flemming Rose is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He
previously served as foreign affairs editor and culture editor at
the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. In 2005, he was principally
responsible for publishing the cartoons that initiated the Muhammad
cartoons controversy.
Nadine Strossen is a professor emerita at New York Law
School, former president of the ACLU, and a senior fellow at
FIRE.
Jacob Mchangama is the founder and executive director
of The Future of Free Speech. He is a research professor at
Vanderbilt University and a senior fellow at FIRE.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:45 Initial reactions to Trump assassination
attempt
7:39 Can we blame political violence on rhetoric?
15:56 Weimar and Nazi Germany
26:05 Is the Constitution a “suicide pact”?
39:21 Is violence ever justified?
49:24 Censorship in the wake of tragedy and true
threats
59:06 Closing thoughts
1:04:54 Outro
Show notes:
Episode transcript
“Freedom
of expression and social conflict” by Christian Bj?rnskov
and Jacob Mchangama
FIRE’s 2024
College Free Speech Rankings (featuring data on college
student support for violence)
Recent court ruling in DeRay McKesson protest case
“The
Tyranny of Silence” by Flemming Rose
“Free
Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media” by Jacob
Mchangama
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