Summary: <div style="background-color: #eee; float: right; width: 30%; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; font-size: .85em;"> <p><span style="">Relevant Reading:</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/03/27/the-kremlin-intrigue-behind-the-anti-corruption-protests/"><strong>The Kremlin Intrigue Behind the Anti-Corruption Protests</strong></a><br> Damir Marusic & Karina Orlova</p> <p><a href="https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/03/16/how-not-to-defend-free-speech/"><strong>How Not to Defend Free Speech</strong></a><br> Martha Bayles</p> </div><p>Good evening, listeners! We have an excellent show for you today.</p><p>First, <em>TAI </em>Executive Editor (and <em>TAI </em>Podcast producer) Damir Marusic makes his debut appearance on the show to discuss Russia’s recent anti-corruption protests, and why this story is more about Kremlin intrigue than a populist uprising.</p><p>Then, Martha Bayles, who teaches at Boston College and is a visiting scholar at the Hudson Institute, takes a look at the thorny issue of free speech on campuses today, making the case for a need to rely more on civility than legal action.</p><p>Be sure to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-interest-podcast/id821109533?mt=2">subscribe</a> to the podcast on iTunes, where you can leave a review, and follow Damir Marusic <a href="https://twitter.com/dmarusic">@dmarusic</a>, Martha Bayles <a href="https://twitter.com/BaylesMartha">@BaylesMartha</a>, and Richard Aldous <a href="https://twitter.com/rjaldous">@RJAldous</a> on Twitter.</p>
