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PEN America, a nonprofit focused on free speech and expression through the written word that was founded in 1922, has been at the forefront of the debate over censorship through decades and shifting public sentiment. Some well-known and highly regarded books ran up on trouble during the 20th century, including works like Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. But a more recent debate around what should be present in public school libraries has turned from protecting students from questionable language and moved to shielding readers from the realities around them. It’s fair to question how old a student should be before accessing information on some topics. But there are school districts — according to Jonathan Friedman, PEN’s director of free expression and education — that have dispensed with processes to review books in libraries. Among other issues with this most recent spate of book challenges, Friedman sees attention focused upon authors from marginalized communities. And he joins The Best of Our Knowledge to explain how this all might impact not just free speech, but public education as a whole. Our theme music, this and every week, is a track called “Musical Chairs” by Los Angeles producer Omid. Follow his latest work on Soundcloud. Pertinent links Banned in the USA: Rising school book bans threaten free expression and student’s First Amendment rights These are books school systems don’t want you to read, and why The next book ban: States aim to limit titles students can search for Nashville debuts limited-edition ‘I read banned books’ library card How the age-appropriate debate is altering curriculum in Tennessee and nationwide

From the consternation over books in public school libraries — which will be the focus of next week’s episode of The Best of Our Knowledge — to claims of censorship in academia, debate over free speech has begun cropping up everywhere in American life. During March 2021, the Academic Freedom Alliance was founded to “defend faculty members’ freedom of thought and expression in their work as researchers and writers or in their lives as citizens, within established ethical and legal bounds,” as well as to “raise funds to support litigation for faculty whose academic freedom is threatened.” Dr. Lucas Morel, the John K. Boardman Jr. professor of politics and head of the department at Washington & Lee University, joined AFA as a member of its academic committee when the group was founded. Though Morel’s publishing largely has been focused on Abraham Lincoln and Ralph Ellison, he offers a close reading of founding documents and the Revolutionary period. He also holds some strong opinions about the veracity of The 1619 Project. More than anything, though, Morel voices a specific point of view when it comes to any sort of discussion: “When you form an opinion, make it a fair fight,” he said. This week, Morel joins The Best of Our Knowledge to chat about AFA and its work, as well as the lens through which history is being taught today. A few clarifications ahead of the show. Morel notes that during 2020, a statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York, was pulled down, while pointing toward the hypocrisy of uprisings around the country that summer. There’s an assumption made that the people or group of people responsible for the monument’s destruction are tied to left-wing politics and were spurred to action following the killing of George Floyd. The Douglass statue actually had been vandalized several times; the first incident was back in 2018. To date, no one’s taken credit for the 2020 defacement, and Rochester police haven’t made arrests. There’s also a moment when Morel, while discussing divisions among Americans, mentions abortions and a recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion touching on the subject. He said that until recently, the medical procedure was accessible “up until the actual birth.” Most states where abortion is still accessible have a cut-off point based on fetal viability, which doesn’t actually have a strict definition. But in most cases — apart from situations where the mother’s health is in danger — abortion restrictions begin at or near the beginning of the third trimester. Pertinent links Lucas Morel at Washington & Lee University Academic Freedom Foundation “Why Lee should remain a namesake of my university” Fighting for Free Speech on Campus: A Conversation with Lucas Morel “America wasn’

In our age of digital communication, social upheaval, and political division, the issues surrounding our First Amendment rights are more complicated and controversial than ever. A lot of people are using those free speech rights to argue about free speech without really understanding…free speech. That's an issue that Ian Rosenberg hopes to clarify in his […]

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In the Leadership and Communications segment, Life Lessons of Ben Franklin, A Lesson in Leadership, How to Start a Speech: The Best (and Worst) Speech Openers, and more! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode135

In the Leadership and Communications segment, Life Lessons of Ben Franklin, A Lesson in Leadership, How to Start a Speech: The Best (and Worst) Speech Openers, and more! Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode135

This week, we welcome Mark Brown, Senior Director of Standards Connect at ANSI! In the Leadership and Communications segment, Life Lessons of Ben Franklin, A Lesson in Leadership, How to Start a Speech: The Best (and Worst) Speech Openers, and more!   To learn more about ANSI, visit: https://securityweekly.com/ansi Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode135   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

This week, we welcome Mark Brown, Senior Director of Standards Connect at ANSI! In the Leadership and Communications segment, Life Lessons of Ben Franklin, A Lesson in Leadership, How to Start a Speech: The Best (and Worst) Speech Openers, and more!   To learn more about ANSI, visit: https://securityweekly.com/ansi Full Show Notes: https://wiki.securityweekly.com/BSWEpisode135   Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/bsw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

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