Nate Shrader: Is Violence Ever Justifiable to Stop Speech?
Where does free speech stop and threatening rhetoric begin? Is it ever appropriate to shout down or use violence to shut down a speaker with an opposing view?
NEC Professor Dr. Nathan Shrader, who also serves as a faculty advisor for FIRE (The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression), shares a recent study from FIRE that indicates “that the data is grim.”
More college students than ever believe that, at least in some rare circumstances, it can be acceptable for their peers to engage in violence to stop speech they don’t like
Dr. Shrader and Jeff also discuss the concept of a non-partisan municipal election.. The question was posed ‘What if animals were on local election ballots (you have to listen to the audio for context).’
