Episode 1700 • • 1:12:33 - 1:15:39
1700: Turban Tossing
First Amendment, Bill Gates on Misinformation Rules
A debate over free speech and the "fire in a crowded theater" analogy is sparked by comments from Tim Walz and Bill Gates. The hosts clarify that the famous legal phrase comes from a non-binding dissent by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. and is often misused to justify censorship. They criticize Bill Gates for suggesting that AI should be used to encode rules against "inciting" speech or vaccine skepticism.