Prof. Patrick Lee Miller teaches philosophy at Duquesne University. We talked about how texts are (and aren't) like drugs; what the best foundation for free speech is; and what Plato might have to offer modern liberalism. Some of Patrick's writings on Plato, the sophists, free speech, and liberalism:

https://quillette.com/2018/02/12/has-liberalism-failed/

https://quillette.com/2018/02/20/liberalism-can-succeed/

http://odessareview.com/freedom-of-speech/

https://culturico.com/2020/08/15/speech-truth-power/

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