{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 243: Heather Mac Donald on Trump and free speech","description":"Heather Mac Donald discusses the Trump administration\u2019s free speech record amidst its battles with higher ed, mainstream media, law firms, and more. Mac Donald is Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Her most recent book is \u201cWhen race trumps merit: How the pursuit of equity sacrifices excellence, destroys beauty, and threatens lives.\u201d Timestamps:&amp;nbsp; 00:00 Intro 01:54 Mac Donald\u2019s personal experience with being shouted down 05:34 Amy Wax, Carole Hooven, and other cancelled professors 11:04 Mac Donald\u2019s support and concern on Trump\u2019s free speech approach 23:41 R\u00fcmeysa \u00d6zt\u00fcrk situation 32:08 The problems of campus bureaucracy 36:40 Trump\u2019s executive orders on law firms 43:14 Trump\u2019s attacks on AP News, CBS, ABC, Paramount, and other media companies 59:54 Outro  Read the transcript. Enjoy listening to the podcast? Donate to FIRE today and get exclusive content like member webinars, special episodes, and more. If you became a FIRE Member through a donation to FIRE at thefire.org and would like access to Substack\u2019s paid subscriber podcast feed, please email sotospeak@thefire.org. Show notes:   \u201cThe White House\u2019s clumsy attack on Harvard\u201d (2025) Heather Mac Donald   \u201cEveryone knows that Harvard has \u201clost its way\u2026\u201d (2025) President Trump via Truth Social   \u201cSecretary of State Marco Rubio with Mike Benz\u201d (2025) U.S. Department of State&amp;nbsp;   \u201cTufts student returns to Massachusetts after 6 weeks in immigration detention\u201d (2025) The New York Times  \u201cHeadlines compared: Kamala Harris\u2019 multiple answers to \u201860 Minutes\u2019 question\u201d (2024) Straight Arrow News  ","author_name":"So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sotospeakpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36661845\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/f04f63\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/189126010"}