Unspun

The Fabled First Amendment

Episode Summary

Free speech is on the menu this week as guest Israel Balderas and Dr. Sturg talk about the First Amendment and the ways newsmakers misrepresent it. The first word is Congress, and that word matters a lot. Plus! Listener questions and the time the ACLU and the New York Times defended the rights of American Nazi wannabes.

Episode Notes

Free speech is on the menu this week as guest Israel Balderas and Dr. Sturg talk about the First Amendment and the ways newsmakers misrepresent it. The first word is Congress, and that word matters a lot in what it does and doesn't mean.  Plus! Listener questions and the wild story of the time the ACLU and the New York Times defended the rights of American Nazi wannabes. 

 

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