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Aug 2024
20m 26s

Jonathan Turley: The Indispensable Right...

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A timely, revelatory look at freedom of speech—our most basic right and the one that protects all the others. Listen to Michael's conversation with GW Law Professor Jonathan Turley, author of "The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage." Original air date 13 August 2024. The book was published on 18 July 2024. 
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