Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression

The debates and questions surrounding free speech in 1776 are still being asked today, and we’ve got the answers.

Join FIRE’s Executive Vice President Nico Perrino, who will be accompanied by Professor Bruce Murphy of Lafayette College, for a webinar on the history and evolution of free speech in America, hosted by the F. M. Kirby Foundation.

Live tomorrow, June 2 at 12:30 PM ET.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Reflections at 250: The Independence of Declaration. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Nico Perrino, Vice President of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), and Bruce Murphy, F. M. Kirby Professor of Civil Rights at Lafayette College, trace the evolution of free speech from the founding era to today. This session examines how the principle of free expression has....

Free speech can be shocking, hurtful, or offensive.

And that’s exactly how it should be. Soapbox, our free speech conference, will be a place where we exercise a right many around the world don’t have.

Secure your spot now. 🎟️ https://soapbox.fire.org/Soapbox/