First Amendment, Still Revolutionary

Sarah Isgur and David French analyze the last three election cycles as influenced by free speech issues, from Donald Trump’s “they/them” ad as an effective closing argument in 2024 to contentious campus speech and protests and the Trump administration’s threats to social media companies. The two also discuss the next free speech fight in the last two years of the Trump administration. The Agenda: –Free speech highlights from the last few years –The next free speech fight –A math teacher’s legal question –Audience Q&A Show Notes: Want to see more of The Dispatch in Google search? Add Us as a Preferred Source Sarah Isgur is a senior editor at The Dispatch and is based in northern Virginia. Prior to joining the company in 2019, she had worked in every branch of the federal government and on three presidential campaigns. She’s also an ABC News contributor and the New York Times bestselling author of Last Branch Standing, a deep dive into the inner workings of the Supreme Court. When Sarah is not hosting podcasts or writing newsletters, she’s probably sending uplifting stories about spiders to Jonah, who only pretends to love all animals. David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation. The podcast transcription below was generated using artificial intelligence and may include occasional errors or misspellings. Sarah Isgur 0:00 Welcome to Advisory Opinions. I'm Sara Isgur, that's David French, and we are live at FIRE's Soapbox 2026. Sarah Isgur 0:27 David, the theme is First Amendment. David French 0:29 Mm-hmm. Interactive transcripts are available to Premium members. Join to follow along with the audio. Join Now More We Think You’d Like