In Europe and America, liberty is not in good shape. Hate-speech laws continue to proliferate; universities are beset by campus speech codes; the religious are told that their faith is discriminatory; and the press is besieged by the easily offended. Fundamental freedoms are everywhere under threat.
spiked presents a special, half-day conference on liberty, consisting of three lively and provocative discussions. In partnership with the Alliance Defending Freedom and supported by the Acton Institute, each session will explore the troubles afflicting core First Amendment freedoms – speech, press and religion.
Session 1 – 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. -- Is the First Amendment Enough? The Crisis of Freedom on Campuses and Beyond
The First Amendment secures freedom of speech as a legal right. But in a time when people are silenced by Twittermobs, campus campaigners and PR-wary companies, rather than by the state, is the First Amendment enough? In this session, four leading thinkers will explore the threats to free speech that the law can’t protect us from.
Speakers:
* Robby Soave, associate editor at Reason.com
* Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO, National Constitution Center
* Brendan O'Neill (moderator), editor of Spiked Online
* Greg Lukianoff, president, FIRE; author, “Freedom From Speech”
* David L. Hudson Jr., scholar, Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center; law professor and author
Session 2 – 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. -- Press Freedom After Charlie Hebdo: Should There Be Any Limits To Offensiveness?
After the Charlie Hebdo massacre, is the press being silenced by the easily offended? What are the different threats to press freedom in the US and Europe? And how can we grapple with them? In this session, two no-holds-barred editors will offer a restatement of the value of press freedom today.
Speakers:
* Michael C. Moynihan, columnist, Daily Beast; host, Vice News
* Helen Searls (moderator), columnist for Reason.com
* Brendan O’Neill, editor, spiked; author, “A Duty To Offend”
Session 3 – 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. -- Freedom of Religion: The Forgotten Liberty?
From European pastors being arrested for preaching fire and brimstone in their own pulpits to US campaigners calling for restrictions on freedom of conscience, religious freedom is under threat. But should the religious really be free to discriminate? This session will explore the new attacks on freedom of faith.
Speakers:
* Rev. Robert Sirico, president, Acton Institute
* Edwina Rogers, CEO, Secular Policy Institute
* Neil Ross (moderator), from Spiked
* Greg Baylor, senior counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom
* Wendy Kaminer, author, lawyer and civil libertarian
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