Jeff Jacoby and Harvey Silverglate will offer opposing viewpoints on how much freedom of speech has been curtailed in the United States since the September 11 terrorist attacks during a debate at 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 15 in Whitley Auditorium on the Elon University campus. Sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum, the debate is free and open to the public.
Jacoby is an op-ed columnist who offers a conservative voice at The Boston Globe. Silverglate is a lawyer and co-author of “The Shadow University: The Betrayal of Liberty on America’s Campuses.”
Jacoby and Silverglate will debate Patriot Acts I and II, issues of free speech and security, and how much freedom of expression should be allowed during times of war and national crisis.
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