Free Speech, Political Violence and Georgia’s Special Election
The shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has set off fierce debates about hate speech, cancel culture, and the limits of the First Amendment. On today’s episode of the AJC’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy talk with civil and human rights attorney Nora Benavidez about what’s at stake for free expression, the detention of Atlanta journalist Mario Guevarra, and why she sees troubling signs of creeping authoritarianism. Then the hosts break down a closely watched special election in metro Atlanta and what it reveals about Georgia’s shifting…
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