Opinion: What free speech is and isn’t — getting back to the basics of the First Amendment

Amid campus protests and the Trump years, free speech debates are charged. Jane Coaston explores the implications with the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

Claire Merchlinsky for The New York Times

Claire Merchlinsky for The New York Times

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