I'm Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome to the

latest of our We the People constitutional podcasts.

The National Constitution

on a non-partisan basis.

And today we're discussing the most controversial and hotly contested constitutional issue of the new year and that is

Just sweet Charlie.

This week in light of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris,

we're taking a critical look at the freedom of speech in America and across Europe.

Last Wednesday, masked gunman left 12 dead in a strike on the satirical newspaper,

Charley Ebedo. The victims included several staff members, including the paper's top

editor, the attackers, appear to have been motivated by revenge.

In wake of the shootings, people around the world have expressed their support for Charlie Hebdo

and the French people using the hashtag

Je sui Charlie on Sunday more than a million marchers took to the streets of

Paris in what's been called the largest demonstration in modern French history.

A report in the New York Times this week highlights a newly energized debate about the limits

of free speech.

If speech is perceived to be insulting or indecent, is it okay for newspapers to decline to publish it or for governments to regulate

it? Joining me to discuss these extraordinary events are the two world-leading experts on the subject of hate speech and good friends of the National

Constitution Center.

Eric Posner is the Kirkland and Ellis Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the

University of Chicago.

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