Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Free Speech remains hotly contested, especially in the midst of President Donald Trump’s second, nonconsecutive term, which has been marked by many controversies. Amid the political uproar, how is the First Amendment holding up in America today? Have many people come to favor free expression only for those with whom they agree?
Featured:
Michael Berry, First Amendment Lawyer, Ballard Spahr
Cherri Gregg, Co-host, Studio 2, WHYY FM
Wendy White, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, University of Pennsylvania & Penn Medicine
Sanford J. Ungar (moderator), Director, Free Speech Project, Georgetown University
Recorded on Oct. 15, 2025, as part of "Free Speech at the Crossroads: A Keystone Dialogue," a convening of discussions on challenges to Free Speech and other First Amendment freedoms at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of American democracy.
Free Speech remains hotly contested, especially in the midst of President Donald Trump’s second, nonconsecutive term, which has been marked by many controversies. Amid the political uproar, how is the First Amendment holding up in America today? Have many people come to favor free expression only for those with whom they agree?
Featured:
Michael Berry, First Amendment Lawyer, Ballard Spahr
Cherri Gregg, Co-host, Studio 2, WHYY FM
Wendy White, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, University of Pennsylvania & Penn Medicine
Sanford J. Ungar (moderator), Director, Free Speech Project, Georgetown University
Recorded on Oct. 15, 2025, as part of "Free Speech at the Crossroads: A Keystone Dialogue," a convening of discussions on challenges to Free Speech and other First Amendment freedoms at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the birthplace of American democracy.
