Freedom of speech has never been for everyone

Press/Media: Podcast

Description

The National Public Radio podcast Code Switch interviewed me for an episode about freedom of speech and how it can be used to promote racism and the politics of exclusion and subordination. 

Period5 Nov 2025

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Media contributions

  • TitleFreedom of Speech has never been for everyone
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletCode Switch
    Media typeBroadcast
    Duration/Length/Size39 mins
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date5/11/25
    DescriptionFights over free speech have taken up a lot of space in the zeitgeist lately. People on both the left and right claim to be the defenders of free speech, while pointing fingers at the other side for censorship and encroachments. So what is actually going on? This week on the podcast, we explore where the idea of free speech comes from, how the concept has changed meaning in the hands of different people, and why fights over freedom of speech are often actually fights about power.
    Producer/AuthorLeah Donella, Xavier Lopez, B.A. Parker, Della Mortalia
    PersonsAnshuman Mondal
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Keywords

  • Free Speech
  • Racism
  • Anti-Racism

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