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Woodrow Wilson or Franklin D. Roosevelt: which president was worse for free speech? In August, FIRE posted a , arguing that Woodrow Wilson may be America's worst-ever president for free speech. Despite the growing recognition of Wilson's...
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What is the Eternally Radical Idea? It is freedom of speech. The unfettered right to state your opinion is extremely rare in human history. Check out this blog on Substack.
Why did the FBI investigate this classic rock song? The Kingsmen faced accusations of corrupting America's youth after popularizing the song “Louie Louie.” The moral panic got so loud that the FBI spent over two years determinedly searching for “obscene lyrics.”
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