The Future of Free Speech in America

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 21, 2015

The attacks on Charlie Hebdo sparked a debate on the limits, and reprecussions, of free speech around the world. Faiza Patel co-director of the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program, discusses hate speech laws, the implication of surveillance on free speech, and the impact of terrorist attacks on free speech around the world, and at home.

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