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Free Speech and Religion

Is Anyone Actually Being Canceled? Examining the Boundaries of Free Speech in Civil Society

John McWhorter and Michelle Goldberg explore the current debates around so-called cancel culture, including whether it truly exists, and if so, how pervasive and threatening it is to free speech.

BY Society of Fellows

Video

09.30.2020
Politics

How 'Isms' Are Ruining Political Discourse

It's already difficult to talk about politics in a polarized United States, but a few choice words are making it even harder.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

01.29.2020
Society

Is the English Language Deteriorating?

Linguists Deborah Tannen and John McWhorter talk about the evolution of the English language.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

02.22.2019