Free Speech Panel at USC: Dave Rubin, Colin Moriarty and Steve Simpson

College used to be grounded in the inviolate principle that each of us should confront new ideas, speak our minds, and learn. Has that time passed? This year alone we have seen a riot at U.C. Berkeley and violence at Middlebury College over controversial speakers. Instead of “express yourself,” a new view seems to be taking hold: “Suppress yourself—or I’ll do it for you.” What is happening to free speech on campus? In this panel discussion (sponsored by the Ayn Rand Institute and the University of Southern California Political Student Assembly and Young Americans for Liberty), three leading voices in this field address current threats to freedom of speech on college campuses: Dave Rubin, Creator and Host of "The Rubin Report"; Colin Moriarty, Creator and Host of "Colin's Last Stand," and Steve Simpson, Director of Legal Studies, Ayn Rand Institute, and editor of "Defending Free Speech." This panel was recorded live at the Seeley G. Mudd Building, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, April 13, 2017. BUY “DEFENDING FREE SPEECH” ON AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/Defending-Free-Speech-Steve-Simpson/dp/0979466180 SUPPORT ARI WITH A DONATION https://ari.aynrand.org/donate/creditcard SUBSCRIBE TO ARI’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AynRandInstitute ABOUT THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE ARI offers educational experiences, based on Ayn Rand's books and ideas, to a variety of audiences, including students, educators, policymakers and lifelong learners. ARI also engages in research and advocacy efforts, applying Rand's ideas to current issues and seeking to promote her philosophical principles of reason, rational self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism. We invite you to explore how Ayn Rand viewed the world — and to consider the distinctive insights offered by ARI's experts today. EXPLORE ARI http://www.AynRand.org FOLLOW ARI ON TWITTER https://twitter.com/AynRandInst LIKE ARI ON FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/AynRandInstitute EXPLORE ARI CAMPUS https://campus.aynrand.org/ INFORMATION ABOUT OBJECTIVIST SUMMER CONFERENCES http://objectivistconferences.com/ LEARN ABOUT AYN RAND STUDENT CONFERENCES http://aynrandcon.org/ BUY “FAILING TO CONFRONT ISLAMIC TOTALITARIANISM: FROM GEORGE W. BUSH TO BARACK OBAMA AND BEYOND” https://www.amazon.com/Failing-Confront-Islamic-Totalitarianism-George/dp/0996010106 BUY “EQUAL IS UNFAIR: AMERICA’S MISGUIDED FIGHT AGAINST INCOME INEQUALITY” http://tinyurl.com/hafzngz BUY “IN DEFENSE OF SELFISHNESS: WHY THE CODE OF SELF-SACRIFICE IS UNJUST AND DESTRUCTIVE” https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Selfishness-Self-Sacrifice-Unjust-Destructive/dp/1137280166