Hate Speech And The Misnomer Of 'The Marketplace of Ideas'
The belief that more speech is the remedy for "bad" speech can be a principled stance. But racist hate speech may not be doing what free speech defenders think it is.
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Cokie Roberts Answers Your Questions About Presidents And Trade Policy
In the #AskCokie segment, commentator Cokie Roberts talks with Rachel Martin and answers listener questions about the history and politics of trade agreements.
Rosa Parks' Pancake Recipe Helps Us See The Human Side Of A Hero
Parks jotted the recipe down on the back of an envelope. A Library of Congress curator says "this recipe is quintessentially African-American."
The Modern Newsroom Is Stuck Behind The Gender And Color Line
As newsgathering and reporting intensify, diversity, inclusion and representation appear to have flatlined in the last decade.
'Paradise Lost': How The Apple Became The Forbidden Fruit
Some 350 years ago, Milton's epic chronicled the Fall of Man, wrought by the red fruit. Except that it might've been a fig or peach or pear. An ancient Roman made a pun – and the apple myth was born.
Inside 'The Black Hand' Crime Wave A Century Ago
Stephan Talty's The Black Hand tells the story of the Black Hand crime wave that gripped New York City in the early 1900s and the one policeman who took it on. He talks with NPR's Scott Simon.
Walking In Their Footsteps At A Former Japanese Internment Camp
"I wanted to see Manzanar with my own eyes, so that my understanding of history might feel deeper through the experience of place."
Georgetown University To Offer Slave Descendants Preferential Admissions
When Georgetown University announced they were going to try to make reparations to descendants of slaves held by the university more than a century ago, it raised tough questions for the families who stand to receive the reparations. Georgetown is offering preferential admissions to descendants, but one family with two students applying, have another idea.
Carolina Curious: Why Is Greensboro Called The Gate City?
The nicknames of the cities of the Triad generally don't take much thought to understand. But the source of Greensboro's moniker, "The Gate City," may be a little less clear.
As Los Angeles Burned, The Border Patrol Swooped In
People often remember tensions between African-Americans, white police officers and Korean business owners. That story gets more complicated when you step into a predominantly Latino neighborhood.