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Listen to This Article: Move over ACLU, FIRE is the New Champion of Free Speech

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Matt Taibbi

Jun 10, 2022

The expansion of the Foundation of Individual Rights in Education marks the end of an era, when free speech issues were the sole province of American liberalism.

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TK News by Matt Taibbi

Move over ACLU, FIRE is the New Champion of Free Speech

After years of planning, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, better known as FIRE, announced a major expansion Monday, moving “beyond college campuses to protect free speech — for all Americans.” FIRE was the brainchild of University of Pennsylvania history professor Alan Charles Kors and Boston civil liberties lawyer Harvey A. Silverglate, who co-authored the 1999 book…

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