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“This Is the Third Red Scare:” Historian’s Warning for U.S. Free Speech

Season 2025 Episode 7325 | 18m 04s

Historian and author Fara Dabhoiwala speaks to Walter Isaacson about his new book "What Is Free Speech?" and explains what we can learn from the past.

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