Allow us to introduce a new series: a loosely themed collection of essays and reported pieces chosen by our editors with an eye toward covering a lot of ground in a few pages, provoking debate among our readers and allowing ostensibly separate issues to intersect one another. (To the dedicated PLAYBOY reader, it’s something like a cross between Forum and the Playboy Panel series, with the odd satire piece thrown in.) What does religious liberty have to do with freedom of speech on college campuses? How can social media be equally effective for glossy brands and doomsday militias? It’s our hope that the following pages will inspire you to consider these questions and America’s changing relationship with the First Amendment. So come to the table; we’re waiting.
This article appears in the Winter 2019 PLAYBOY.