Nico Perrino

2 weeks ago | sotospeak.substack.com | Sarah McLaughlin |James Kirchick |Jacob Mchangama |Nico Perrino

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino. New episodes post every other Thursday. So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino. New episodes post every other Thursday.

Dec 22, 2024 | latimes.com | Nico Perrino

The Constitution shouldn’t be rewritten for every new communications technology. The Supreme Court reaffirmed this long-standing principle during its most recent term in applying the 1st Amendment to social media.

Oct 25, 2024 | washingtonexaminer.com | Nico Perrino

Being a college president has never been easy. Last year, it probably felt impossible. But college presidents make their jobs harder when they fail to define their schools’ core missions and educate students on their free speech and academic freedom rights. My organization, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, recently surveyed roughly 59,000 college students and found that 69% of them said shouting down a campus speaker is acceptable to some degree, up from 63% the year before.

Sep 12, 2024 | sotospeak.substack.com | Nico Perrino

Tara Smith and Onkar Ghate of the Ayn Rand Institute explore Rand’s Objectivist philosophy, its emphasis on reason and individual rights, and how it applies to contemporary free speech issues. Smith and Onkar are contributors to a new book, “The First Amendment: Essays on the Imperative of Intellectual Freedom.” Listeners may be particularly interested in their argument that John Stuart Mill, widely regarded as a free speech hero, actually opposed individual rights.

Jun 25, 2024 | sotospeak.substack.com | Nico Perrino |Clare Morell |Ari Cohn

There is a movement afoot to restrict young people’s access to social media and pornography. Critics of social media and online porn argue that they can be harmful to minors, and states across the country are taking up the cause, considering laws that would impose age-verification, curfews, parental opt-ins, and other restrictions.