are there limits to free speech?

Freedom of speech has traditionally been a cause championed by the left and liberal side of the political spectrum, against conservatives who have tried to limit the expression of radical ideas. here are three examples from the united states: 1) when i was appointed to princeton university in 1999, steve forbes, whose father had endowed the university’s forbes college, called for my appointment to be rescinded, and pledged that he would not donate to the university as long as i was on the faculty. forbes was, at the time, running for the republican nomination for president. 2) in 2014 the university of illinois withdrew an offer of appointment to professor steven salaita because he posted tweets that were highly critical of israel and prime minister netanyahu.3) in september 2017 harvard’s kennedy school withdrew chelsea manning’s appointment as a visiting fellow after then cia director [and later secretary of state] mike pompeo called her a “traitor” and cancelled a lecture he had been scheduled to give at the school.

Are There Limits to Free Speech?

Freedom of speech has traditionally been a cause championed by the left and liberal side of the political spectrum, against conservatives who have tried to limit the expression of radical ideas. Here are three examples from the United States: 1) When I was appointed to Princeton University in 1999, Steve Forbes, whose father had endowed the university’s Forbes College, called for my appointment to be rescinded, and pledged that he would not donate to the university as long as I was on the faculty. Forbes was, at the time, running for the Republican nomination for president.