Episode

The Strangest Week (Plus the Attack on Free Speech)

Podcast: To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
Published: Apr 11, 2026
Duration seconds: 3060
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Summary

Sarah McLaughlin is a Senior Scholar of Global Expression at FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression), and author of Authoritarians in the Academy. She joins Charlie to explore the global threats to free speech, especially with recent developments in Turkey, the UK, and Australia, and their implications for free expression in the US. Also, Charlie summarizes one of the strangest weeks we've witnessed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.