Professor Ilya Shapiro on his break-up with Georgetown Law
The Michele Tafoya Podcast
Salem Podcast Network
2.4 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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If your boss told you that anything you said or posted — no matter how well-meaning — could be interpreted as unsafe or harmful and lead to your dismissal, what would you do? Professor Ilya Shapiro tells Michele his story about leaving Georgetown Law after one of his tweets was investigated for four months. They discuss the culture of free speech — or lack thereof — in America.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to sideline sanity with me, Michelle Tofoya, sponsored by Legacy Precious |
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| 0:09.0 | legacy p.m. Investments.com. Coming up, the very fascinating tale of Ilya Shapiro and Georgetown Law School. |
| 0:22.4 | For nearly three decades, she's reported the action from the sidelines. |
| 0:27.1 | She started very young. |
| 0:28.4 | She's covered the NBA, NFL, Olympics, and the college football and basketball national championships. |
| 0:34.9 | And now, during these insane times in our world, Michelle Tofoya |
| 0:39.3 | thinks we need a serious dose of sanity. This is Sideline Sanity, with your host, one of the |
| 0:47.8 | sanest people on planet Earth, Michelle Tofoya. |
| 0:54.3 | Welcome to Sideline Sanity. I'm Michelle Tofoya, Welcome to sideline sanity. |
| 0:56.1 | I'm Michelle Tofoya. |
| 0:57.3 | And I'm really excited about Ilya Shapiro, Professor Ilya Shapiro agreeing to come on with me today to talk about free speech on campus. |
| 1:06.6 | Because his story, wow, it's the perfect example of what's going wrong on campuses all across the United States. |
| 1:17.4 | Professor, Ilya, Mr. Shapiro, however you want to be called. |
| 1:21.0 | I'm grateful for your time. |
| 1:22.3 | Thanks for being here. |
| 1:23.5 | Yeah, we're lucky we're not speaking German because then it would be like hair, doctor, director, professor, or something like that. |
| 1:29.3 | We're lucky we're not speaking German for a number of reasons. |
| 1:34.0 | So there was a, you penned a piece called Why I Left Georgetown because your leaving Georgetown was a choice. |
| 1:43.1 | And I thought it was a courageous one and arguably |
| 1:46.9 | the absolute right one. First, explain to our listeners who aren't as familiar with your |
| 1:52.6 | background what your position was at Georgetown. Sure. Well, I'll go back even a little before then. |
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