Open discourse serves as the necessary mechanism to correct for dogmatic excess and totalitarian tendencies.

“I think of free discourse like the discourse that we're engaged in as the mechanism that corrects totalitarian excess or dogmatic excess”

Free speech is essential because it is the primary mechanism for correcting dogmatic errors and totalitarian tendencies in society.

“the process of free speech is the process by which dogmatic errors are rectified and so it has to be put at the pinnacle of the hierarchy of values I think you and I totally agree about the primacy of free speech”

People should wait to understand the facts before expressing an opinion publicly, as arguing about things one does not know results in lost credibility.

“A lot of people argue about [ __ ] they don't know about and then their batting average is going to go down that's all through Co all people did that's all CNN did was tell you stuff they didn't know about and now Lo behold they're wrong”

Christians should actively defend their faith and country rather than being passive or overly forgiving in the face of hostility or insults.

“There is nothing in the Christian faith that requires you to be a pushover. Quite the opposite. The Christian faith is a warrior faith. Put on the armor of God. It's a warrior faith. And that does not mean that we be pushovers.”