Understanding Tyranny and Liberty: Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville and J.S. Mill

The Art Workers' Guild 6 Queen Square, London, United Kingdom

Understanding Tyranny and Liberty: Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville and J.S. Mill  With Guest Lecturer Professor Jeremy Jennings   Prior to the nineteenth century many writers were aware that autocratic states reduced individuals to silence and obedience through fear and the threat of punishment. When visiting the United States in the early 1830s, Alexis de Tocqueville […]

Why Free Speech Matters

Radisson Blu Hotel 80 High Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Please join us in Edinburgh on Thursday 21st April for a very special event to discuss, Why Free Speech Matters Internationally renowned free speech advocate and author Jacob Mchangama will give a short lecture, introducing his highly acclaimed new book, Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media. The evening will be hosted by Toby Young, general […]

FREE SPEECH: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media

David Game College 31 Jewry Street, London, United Kingdom

Join Jacob Mchangama, author, lawyer, and founder and director of Justitia, a Copenhagen-based think tank focusing on human rights, freedom of speech and the rule of law, as he introduces his new book, Free Speech: A Global History from Socrates to Social Media. Following a short lecture, Jacob will be joined in conversation by writer and director […]