Colonially speaking : origin of the American right to free speech (1538-1641)
The free and unfettered press : sedition, libel, and freedom of the press (1735)
The first right : making it official (1780-1790)
Governmental censorship : Big Brother's beginnings (1798-1801)
Obscene speeches : the Comstock Laws and censorship as a moralizing force (1870-1890)
Shouting fire : the Espionage Act and World War I (1917-1919)
Defending civil liberties : the creation of the American Civil Liberties Union (1917-1920)
The Red threat : Red flag laws and the fear of Communism (1920s)
Fighting words : speech that incites violence (1942-1949)
Moving speeches : free speech and the movies (1915-1952)
The obscenity scene : obscenity and the First Amendment (1957-1964)
The right not to speak : self-incrimination and the law (1950-1960)
The limits of libel : freedom of the press and the libel issue (1780-1967)
Demonstrating freedom : the First Amendment and the freedom to demonstrate (1950-1970)
Protecting the flag : the US flag and free speech (1968)
Student speech : student rights and the First Amendment (1965-1969)
The worst kind of speech : the First Amendment and hate speech (1927-1969)
The right to blow the whistle : government secrets and the freedom of information (1971)
Prurient interests : obscenity and the First Amendment (1973-2004)
Expressions of hatred : free speech and hate speech revisited (1977-1978)
Forbidden subjects : abortion and the right to provide information (1973-1991)
The marketplace of ideas : free speech and the Internet (1990-1997)
Money as speech : corporate donations as free speech (2000-2010)
Word games : free speech and video games (1989-2011)
The right to deny service : discrimination and the rights of consumers (2012-2021)
Freedom of misinformation : the right to mislead (2016-2021)
Any way you cancel : cancel culture and the illusion of censorship (2016-2022)
Conclusion : prioritizing speech.
