{"id":241171,"date":"2025-05-14T09:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/this-is-democracy-free-speech\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T09:12:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:12:03","slug":"this-is-democracy-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=241171","title":{"rendered":"This is Democracy &#8211; Free Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion.png 1024w, https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion-640x341.png 640w, https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/This-is-Democracy-\u2013-Episode-140-Asian-American-History-and-Exclusion-626x333.png 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>This week, Jeremi and Zachary talk with Donald Downs delve into the importance of free speech in democratic societies. They explore its historical significance, current threats, and what individuals can do to protect it. Their discussion includes insights on social media censorship, free speech on college campuses, and the legal perspectives surrounding free speech in government service.<\/p>\n<p>Zachary sets the scene with his poem, \u201cOde to Blasphemy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/notevenpast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-02-28_this-is-democracy_free-speech_master.mp3\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Donald Downs is the Alexander Meiklejohn Professor of Political Science Emeritus at UW-Madison. Downs\u2019 scholarship has dealt with a wide range of issues, including:\u00a0 freedom of speech; academic freedom; and civic education. His prize-winning books include: Nazis in Skokie: Freedom, Community and the First Amendment; Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on Campus; and Arms and the University: Military Presence and the Civic Education of Non-Military Students. In 2013, Downs received the national Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Academic Freedom Award for his defense of academic freedom and freedom of thought.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Jeremi and Zachary talk with Donald Downs delve into the importance of free speech in democratic societies. They explore its historical significance, current threats, and what individuals can do to protect it. 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