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Moderator Bob Liff and a panel of distinguished guests discuss the "cancel culture" debate that is becoming increasingly pitched in American academic circles and in many other spheres. Should we prioritize unfettered free speech and expression despite growing evidence that words and conduct wound the people who are most underrepresented in the United States? When does speech go too far, and how much does that speech incite action against people whose civil rights ought to be protected along with their civil liberties? What happens when controversial speech reverberates through social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and others?

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