Episode 21 – The Bulwark of Liberty – Free Speech in 18th Century America, Part I
18th century America was impacted and influenced by the so-called Glorious Revolution in the Motherland.…
Battle of Ideas: National identity and belonging – what does it mean to be a citizen?
Are we are seeing a clash between a cosmopolitan view of citizenship and a…
AI 360 l Copenhagen
March 21, 2019 12:00 am → March 22, 2019 3:00 pm. AI 360 is a…
Episode 20 – The Seeds of Enlightenment
1685 was a watershed year for events that would lead to what we call the…
Foreign Policy: “30 Years After the Rushdie Fatwa, Europe Is Moving Backward”
Blasphemy laws have been given new life on the continent. Read the latest by Jacob…
Episode 19 – Expert Opinion – Steven Nadler on Spinoza’s ‘book forged in hell’ and the right to ‘think what you like and say what you think‘
Baruch Spinoza (also known as Benedict de Spinoza) was born in Amsterdam in 1632. While…
Foreign Policy: “The Welfare State Is Committing Suicide by Artificial Intelligence”
Denmark is using algorithms to deliver benefits to citizens—and undermining its own democracy in the…
Arc Digital:”The Return of Seditious Libel in the Age of Trump”
A brief tour of American history reveals Trump does not understand the concept—or importance—of the…
Episode 18 – Colonial Dissent: Blasphemy, Libel and Tolerance in 17th Century America
Americans are more supportive of free speech than any other people. 95 % of Americans…
Clear and Present Danger – Episode 17 – Global Inquisition
In the 16th Century Spain and Portugal globalized the inquisition by spreading the fight for religious orthodoxy…