# Is Money Speech? **URL:** **By** Bradley Smith **Published:** September 24, 2012 --- Prof. Bradley Smith illustrates some ways money is used in practice to ensure people have free speech. Americans have the right to free speech, but what does that include? Is money a form of speech? Prof. Bradley Smith illustrates some ways money is used in practice to ensure people have free speech. For example, money used to build a place of worship or to run a newspaper or radio station could be considered a form of speech. The same can be said for money used to purchase a megaphone so a speaker can be heard over a crowd. If these uses of money are protected as a form of speech, does that mean money used on a political campaign is also a form of speech? For more, visit [LearnLiberty.org](http://www.learnliberty.org/).