The stories that shape free speech in America, brought to you by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).

The Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world, by FIRE’s senior scholar of global expression Sarah McLaughlin.

James Kirchick is a senior FIRE fellow and a contributing writer to Tablet magazine, as well as the author of the New York Times bestseller "Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington" and “The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues and the Coming Dark Age."

Jacob Mchangama is a senior FIRE fellow, the founder and executive director of The Future of Free Speech, and a research professor at Vanderbilt University. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed book Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media, and the recipient of numerous awards for his work on free speech and human rights.

Concise breakdowns of the most pressing issues in free speech, whether it's decoding landmark cases or unpacking political controversies.

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino.

This is where we track the data behind the debates, telling you what the stats say and what it means for the state of free expression in America.