Historian Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor of National Review and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute.
Give Me Liberty: The Making of American Exceptionalism
Historian Richard Brookhiser joins constitutional scholar Luke Thompson to examine thirteen historical documents and recount their role in the development of liberty.
Episode 3: Liberty to Criticize our Rulers
Rick and Luke dig into one of the first cases of upholding individual freedom of expression.
The freedom of expression is a core component of liberty. Now a well-known symbol for freedom of the press, John Peter Zenger shaped American history when he was famously acquitted in a libel suit. In this episode, Rick and Luke dig into one of the first cases of upholding freedom of the press—even when no such thing existed.
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