Videos

Writers Suzanne Nossel, Jocelyn Chadwick, and Brooklyn Public Library CEO Linda Johnson talked about recent book bans and their efforts to stop them.

Historical fiction author Salman Rushdie spoke about the importance of free speech in a democracy. He was one of many speakers featured at the National Constitution Center’s First Amendment …

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel talked about her book, Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All, on the state of free speech in the U.S.

Advocates, including world chess champion and Renew Democracy Initiative Chair Garry Kasparov, discussed the state of free speech in the U.S. and abroad during a discussion hosted by the Nat…

Students, educators, historians, and policy advocates testified at a House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights hearing on free speech in the classroom, academic censorship, and…

In France, freedom of speech is guaranteed under their Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, but with exceptions - in particular, hate speech. In this program, a panel of jour…

Publishers and authors discussed multi-ethnic representation in publishing. This video was provided by the Brooklyn Book Festival.

PEN America CEO and President Suzanne Nossel offered her thoughts on censoring of free speech. This virtual event was sponsored by Magic City Books in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and Steve Cohen (D-TN), National Review Editor Rich Lowery, and PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel joined the National Constitution Center for a virtual d…

Representative Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) joined policy experts in a discussion on how to combat digital disinformation. This forum was part of a symposium hosted by the Office of the Federal E…

Book TV presented coverage of the 2019 PEN America Literary Awards, which recognizes books in a range of categories, from biography and science writing to essays and poetry.

Yale philosophy Professor Jason Stanley discussed how democracies can become vulnerable to fascism. He was joined in conversation by author Timothy Snyder and Jelani Cobb of the New Yorker.

Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy, and others spoke at the PEN Literary Gala in New York City.

Hillary Clinton offered her thoughts on the importance of free speech in a democracy as part of the PEN World Voices Festival’s annual Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture. She was joined …

The PEN America Literary Awards, given annually since 1963, recognizes books in a range of categories; from biography and science writing to essays and poetry.

The Fordham Center on Religion and Culture hosted a panel discussion on changing concepts and boundaries of morality in the United States, with a focus on changing perceptions of the media a…

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on antisemitism and free speech rights on college campuses. Witnesses included former Bush administration Solicitor General Paul Clement, Anti-De…

Panelists talked about free speech. Panelists included Jelani Cobb, author and New Yorker staff writer; Michelle Goldberg, author and Slate columnist; and Suzanne Nossel, executive director …

Author Masha Gessen delivered the Arthur Miller Lecture followed by an interview with Samantha Bee as part of the 2017 PEN World Voices Festival. Ms. Gessen books include The Future is Histo…

Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist and other books, delivered the Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture at the PEN World Voices Festival. This program contains language that may be offen…