Can the Left Take a Joke?: Satire, Censorship, and Free Speech |  Seth Dillon at Yale University

When did comedy become a thought crime?  Seth Dillon breaks down how satire got labeled “dangerous” and what that means for free speech.  If jokes need permission, they’re not jokes.  Satire punches up. Censorship punches first.  The Babylon Bee got punished for making jokes.  That should’ve been the punchline. Instead, it became the policy.

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This event is sponsored by Irving Brown Lecture Series.

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Seth Dillon is the CEO of The Babylon Bee — the world’s best satire site — and he’s here to defend free speech. Taking on the tone of a traditional news media publication, the Bee satirizes real-world events and public figures.

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