Robert Corn-Revere, Chief Counsel at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), discusses their mission and activities and his recommendations for changes in media law to improve democracy. Corn-Revere has appeared on multiple lists of best lawyers since 2017. Some of his expertise is summarized in his (2021) The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder : the First Amendment and the Censor's Dilemma, building on his extensive research and experience including three earlier books. He is interviewed by Spencer Graves.More on Corn-Revere and FIRE is available in the companion “Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression” on Wikiversity, which also supports a moderated discussion of the issues raised in this interview.Copyright 2026 Robert Corn-Revere and Spencer Graves, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 international license.