E- Speech

1.What are the key ideas, contributions or innovations of the thinker/topic to civilization’s understanding of or relationship with free speech?
2.How did/do those ideas/contributions/innovations change the status quo or stimulate dialogue/debate on “issues of common concern”?
3.How do those ideas/contributions/innovations intersect with media? Does their relevance change in a mediated world?
4.What is the relationship of these ideas/contributions/innovations to our pursuit of self-governance through civil discourse? Why does it matter?