The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage

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Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. ...
Release Year
2024
ISBN
9781668047040
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1668047047
ISBN-13
9781668047040
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3063419361

Product Key Features

Book Title
Indispensable Right : Free Speech in an Age of Rage
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Constitutional, History & Theory, General, Censorship
Publication Year
2024
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Law, Political Science
Author
Jonathan Turley
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
21.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-052916
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20240209
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Jonathan Turley's magnum opus should be required reading for everyone who cares about free speech--certainly including anyone who questions or criticizes strong free speech protection. This a unique synthesis of the historical, philosophical, artistic, and even physiological bases for protecting free speech as a right to which all human beings are inherently entitled, and Turley provides riveting accounts of the courageous individuals, throughout history, who have struggled and sacrificed in order to exercise and defend the right. The Indispensable Right is an indispensable book." --Nadine Strossen, former president of the American Civil Liberties Union, The Indispensable Right is a courageous, provocative case by one of America's most prolific public intellectuals for resurrecting natural law or embracing an autonomous basis for the protection of free speech. Not all First Amendment defenders will be persuaded--but one needn't sign on to Turley's robust view of free speech to appreciate the unique clarity and deep historical research he brings to his argument. Read this insightful book to understand the peril of today's broad-based assault on free speech. --Michael J. Glennon, Professor of Constitutional and International Law, Tufts University, author of Free Speech and Turbulent Freedom: The Dangerous Allure of Censorship in the Digital Era.
Dewey Decimal
342.7308/53
Synopsis
A timely, revelatory look at freedom of speech--our most basic right and the one that protects all the others. Free speech is a human right, and the free expression of thought is at the very essence of being human. The United States was founded on this premise, and the First Amendment remains the single greatest constitutional commitment to the right of free expression in history. Yet there is a systemic effort to bar opposing viewpoints on subjects ranging from racial discrimination to police abuse, from climate change to gender equity. These measures are reinforced by the public's anger and rage; flash mobs appear today with the slightest provocation. We all lash out against anyone or anything that stands against our preferred certainty. The Indispensable Right places the current attacks on free speech in their proper historical, legal, and political context. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were not only written for times like these, but in a time like this. This country was born in an age of rage and for 250 years we have periodically lost sight of the value of free expression. The history of the struggle for free speech is the story of extraordinary people--nonconformists who refuse to yield to abusive authority--and here is a mosaic of vivid characters and controversies. Jonathan Turley takes you through the figures and failures that have shaped us and then shows the unique dangers of our current moment. The alliance of academic, media, and corporate interests with the government's traditional wish to control speech has put us on an almost irresistible path toward censorship. The Indispensable Right reminds us that we remain a nation grappling with the implications of free expression and with the limits of our tolerance for the speech of others. For rather than a political crisis, this is a crisis of faith.
LC Classification Number
KF4772.T85 2024

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