Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media

Ancient beginnings

The not-so-dark ages: inquiry and inquisition in medieval Islam and Europe

The great disruption: Luther, Gutenberg, and the viral reformation

The seeds of enlightenment

Enlightenment now

Constructing the bulwark of liberty

Revolution and reaction

The quiet continent: the war on free speech in nineteenth-century Europe

White man's burden: slavery, colonialism, and racial (in)justice

The totalitarian temptation

The age of human rights: triumph and tragedy

The free speech recession

The internet and the future of free speech.