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# “I Am Offended”: Art & Free Expression 

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Date and Time 

May 22, 2019 6:30 - 8 PM EDT 

Location 

Hayek Auditorium, Cato Institute 

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##### Featuring 

Featuring **Philip Kennicott**, Chief Art and Architecture Critic, the *Washington Post*; **Janis Goodman**, Panelist, *WETA Around Town*, Associate Professor of Fine Arts, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University; **Lenny Campello**, Author, *Daily Campello Art News*; and **Jason Kuznicki**, Research Fellow, Cato Institute and Editor, Cato Books; moderated by **Caleb O. Brown**, *Cato Daily Podcast* host, Director of Multimedia, Cato Institute. 

Should art offend? Does it matter if people are offended? Should offensive art be displayed? Should it be censored? Who decides what is offensive or appropriate? Join us to hear a discussion of these questions and more.