Ep. 272: FIRE Monthly Member Webinar - May 2026
Shouting down speakers, UCLA free speech, heckling, AI, doxxing, cancel culture, and more!
Featuring
@TheFIREorg's
@glukianoff,
@WillatFIRE,
@acglennon, and
@NicoPerrino
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:40 Get your tickets to Soapbox now!
06:30 Congratulations to Will on 20 years at FIRE
07:31 How is FIRE responding to shouting down speakers?
11:33 Will FIRE include viewpoint diversity in our College Free Speech Rankings?
13:48 What is FIRE’s response to UCLA Law students protesting a DHS speaker?
17:07 NYU’s commencement speaker Jonathan Haidt
21:20 Is walking out on a controversial speaker protected free speech?
23:28 Is FIRE involved in Texas State University professor Tom Alter’s case?
25:50 What is the scholar to attorney ratio at FIRE?
27:47 Has cancel culture on college campuses changed since Trump 2.0?
32:00 What is FIRE’s stance on doxxing?
37:02 FIRE volunteer opportunities
37:33 Can the government regulate AI?
42:01 Is talk therapy speech or medical treatment? (Chiles v. Salazar)
46:02 What are the most pressing threats to online expression?
51:30 Special thanks to the Middlebury College Democrats and Republicans
53:45 What are the most challenging aspects of FIRE’s work with technology and free speech?
57:10 Does accepting government money protect or restrict speech?
1:00:25 Is FIRE a reactive organization and what solutions do we offer?
01:01:41 Outro