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The PEN Pod: On Disinformation Consumers, Trump Texts, and Free Speech Battles Ahead

InterviewDecember 17, 2021

“It’s really striking to see the degree to which writing is at the heart of what we are debating about. . . . we are seeing just… More

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The PEN Pod: On Educational Gag Orders and the January 6 Insurrection Subpoena

InterviewNovember 12, 2021

“We should be encouraging young people to look at our history through a variety of lenses—through the lens of race, through the lens of socioeconomics, gender.” More

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The PEN Pod: Looking Back at the War on Terror with Spencer Ackerman

InterviewSeptember 3, 2021

“What’s on display in Afghanistan is the results of 20 years of war. It’s not a departure from 20 years of war. . . . It is not something… More

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The PEN Pod: On Iran, Digital Sovereignty, and Divisive Topics on Campus

InterviewJune 18, 2021

“[There’s a hypocrisy of] purporting to be a champion of free speech on campus. . . and at the same time, trying to pass a bill stating that certain… More

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The PEN Pod: On Threats to Journalists, Information Ecosystems, and Critical Race Theory

InterviewJune 11, 2021

“The gag order—what it illustrates is just the breadth and the power that the Justice Department has had to silence and stifle inquiry.” More

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The PEN Pod: Reckoning with “the Big Lie” with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewFebruary 26, 2021

“It’s not simply just a matter of speech when you’re actually threatening people, much less using the power of government to make good on those threats.” More

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The PEN Pod: On the Conclusion to a Landmark Lawsuit and Setting the New Precedents of Free Speech with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewFebruary 19, 2021

“It’s not simply just a matter of speech when you’re actually threatening people, much less using the power of government to make good on those threats.” More

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The PEN Pod: On the Release of Loujain Al-Hathloul and Conscientiousness with Language with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewFebruary 12, 2021

“We’re very aware that [Loujain Al-Hathloul is] not entirely free. . . even though she’s physically free, it’s not clear that her voice will really be free.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Myanmar, Russia, and Impeachment with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewFebruary 5, 2021

“This question of what the story is—that is told in the halls of the Capitol, that is reported in our media. . . could be very consequential not just… More

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The PEN Pod: Hawley ‘Silenced,’ Facebook’s Oversight Board, and the State of U.S. Funded Media with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 29, 2021

“It comes down to the idea that there are benefits of free speech that are well understood. . . They’re the meat of many Supreme Court decisions upholding the… More

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