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Do the champions of free speech today represent the liberal values they lay claim to? What are the real threats to free expression? How can we protect this fundamental right in an era of "fake news," "all sides deserve a hearing," and "every idea deserves a platform"? Jason Stanley is Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and the author of How Fascism Works. In this conversation with Think About It, he discusses the necessity of taking hate speech and dehumanizing language seriously, the politics of inviting speakers to campus, and privacy as a core aspect of liberal democracies. specializes in philosophy of language, epistemology, action theory, and early analytic philosophy.