Ronald K. L. Collins is the co-founder and co-director (emeritus) of the History Book Festival and co-founder and co-chair of the First Amendment Salons. He is the editor of the weekly online blog First Amendment News and editor of Attention (an online journal on the life and legacy of Simone Weil) He is also the Lewes Public Library’s Distinguished Lecturer. He is the co-author of numerous books that include: “First Things First: A Modern Coursebook on Free Speech Fundamentals” as well as the book “MANIA: The Story of the Outraged and Outrageous Lives That Launched a Cultural Revolution”. Together with David M. Skover he co-authored the book “The People v. Ferlinghetti: The Fight to Publish Allen Ginsberg’s Howl”.
