# An Ecological Theory of Free Expression (with Gary Chartier) **URL:** **By** Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus **Published:** June 29, 2018 --- Gary Chartier joins us for a conversation on freedom of expression. Gary Chartier joins us for a conversation on freedom of expression. He just published his new book [An Ecological Theory of Free Expression](https://www.amazon.com/Ecological-Theory-Free-Expression/dp/3319752707). Chartier argues for an “understanding of expressive freedom as rooted and realized in a complex set of social ecosystems that merit protection on multiple grounds and applies it provocatively to a range of contemporary issues.” #### Further Readings More about [Gary Chartier](https://lasierra.edu/business-management/gary-chartier/) More [work](https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B001JP40PG/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1?redirectedFromKindleDbs=true) by Gary Chartier [Liberty Chronicles: The Corporation Problem (with Gary Chartier)](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/liberty-chronicles/ep-59-the-corporation-problem-with-gary-chartier)