IMBW Audio: What the Hell Was I Thinking: How Did I Feel About Free Speech Three Years Ago?

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IMBW Audio: What the Hell Was I Thinking: How Did I Feel About Free Speech Three Years Ago?

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Jeff Maurer

Mar 16, 2025

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In this episode, I review this article that I wrote three years ago about the benefits of upholding liberal principles. That article contains this video of me being extremely bored at a Senate confirmation hearing:

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IMBW Audio: What the Hell Was I Thinking: How Did I Feel About Free Speech Three Years Ago?

First, They Come for the Assholes -- ALWAYS

We Seem to Be Re-Learning Free Speech Principles From Scratch

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