Jacob Mchangama & Jeff Kosseff Guest-Blogging About "The Future of Free Speech: Reversing the Global Decline of Democracy's Most Essential Freedom"
Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff are guest-blogging about their new book, The Future of Free Speech, which examines the global decline of free expression. They explore historical expansions of speech rights and current threats from governments, digital platforms, and cultural shifts. The book advocates for a renewed, nonpartisan commitment to free speech as essential to democracy and human rights.
- ▪Jacob Mchangama is a professor at Vanderbilt, and Jeff Kosseff is moving from the Naval Academy to the University of Minnesota.
- ▪The book analyzes how free speech is under threat from government censorship, misinformation laws, and AI-driven content moderation.
- ▪Prominent figures like Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff have praised the book as a rigorous defense of free expression.
- ▪The authors argue that free speech is foundational to democracy and must be preserved through civic-minded, global efforts.
- ▪The book addresses both state and corporate control over speech in democratic and authoritarian contexts.
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