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MediaJeff Howard2026-07-01T19:17:18+00:00

I am the co-host of Philosophically Speaking, available wherever you get your podcasts. Here’s the teaser.

Our Latest Episodes

Philosophically Speaking - A podcast by Jeffrey Howard & Emily McTernan A conversation with Jeremy Waldron on lying in politics.

A conversation with Sam Berstler on privacy and invasive questions.

A conversation with Reneé Jørgensen on policing and AI.

A conversation with Cécile Labore on discrimination and privilege.

A conversation with Leif Wenar on effective altruism.

Other Conversations and Interviews I’ve Done

A conversation on the ethics of demoting content on social media on Uncovering Politics.

A conversation on the necessary imperfections of social media moderation in Reid Blackman’s Ethical Machines.

A BBC radio essay on the ethics of prison breaks.

A conversation on dangerous speech on The Philosopher & the News.

A conversation on the ethics of capital punishment on Power Corrupts.

A conversation on free speech and whether it protects hate speech on Hi-Phi Nation.

A conversation on free speech on the TED Radio Hour.

An animated video on the ethics of paying ransoms to terrorists.

A public lecture on the philosophy of punishment.

A TEDx talk on the ethics of disagreeing well.

Recent Publications

  • “The Ethics of Prison Breaks” in The Ethics of Uncivil Protest and Disobedience (Oxford University Press 2026).
  • SETTING FIRE TO REASON: THE ETHICS OF FREE SPEECH (PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2026)
  • “Remove or Reduce: Demotion, Content Moderation, and Human Rights,” (with Beatriz Kira) Law & Philosophy (2026)
  • “Free Speech” (with Robert Simpson) in Issues in Political Theory, 5th edition (Oxford University Press 2026)

Mailing Address

UCL School of Public Policy
29-31 Tavistock Square
London WC1H 9QU

Contact Information

Email: jeffrey.howard@ucl.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 203 108 5423
              
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