Americans agree that democracy requires freedom of speech. But a large minority also thinks it’s acceptable to bar certain subjects or speakers from public debate.
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Associate Professor in Political Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Deakin University
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Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Research Professor of Political Science and Executive Director of The Future of Free Speech, Vanderbilt University
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Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, Head of Vanderbilt's Project on Unity and American Democracy, and Co-Director of Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University