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65. Cancel Culture - The Dangers of Censorship

65. Cancel Culture - The Dangers of Censorship
Sep 1, 2020 · 50m 20s

On July 7th, Harper's Magazine published "A Letter on Justice and Open Debate", which was signed by world-renowned public figures and thought leaders including Malcolm Gladwell, Noam Chomsky and J.K....

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On July 7th, Harper's Magazine published "A Letter on Justice and Open Debate", which was signed by world-renowned public figures and thought leaders including Malcolm Gladwell, Noam Chomsky and J.K. Rowling. The letter warned of the dangers of cancel culture. Nadine Strossen, one of the co-authours of the letter, and a distinguished professor of New York Law School, joins the podcast to explore the messages of this letter. She expresses what prompted her to sign the letter (11:00) and explains why censorship of free speech is counterproductive (18:00). Zale and Nadine discuss how cancel culture intersects with the Black Lives Matter movement (21:30) and review several recent examples of cancel culture including the Justin Trudeau Blackface controversy (31:30), kneeling in the NFL (34:30), and J.K. Rowling's comments on transgenders (44:30).
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