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The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment, Fascism, and the Future of Dissent

Name: The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment, Fascism, and the Future of Dissent
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The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment, Fascism, and the Future of Dissent

Hardcover – August 13, 2019

by P. E. Moskowitz (Author)

A hard-hitting expose that shines a light on the powerful conservative forces that have waged a multi-decade battle to hijack the meaning of free speech--and how we can reclaim it.

There's a critical debate taking place over one of our most treasured rights: free speech. We argue about whether it's at risk, whether college students fear it, whether neo-Nazis deserve it, and whether the government is adequately upholding it.

But as P. E. Moskowitz provocatively shows in The Case Against Free Speech, the term has been defined and redefined to suit those in power, and in recent years, it has been captured by the Right to push their agenda. What's more, our investment in the First Amendment obscures an uncomfortable truth: free speech is impossible in an unequal society where a few corporations and the ultra-wealthy bankroll political movements, millions of voters are disenfranchised, and our government routinely silences critics of racism and capitalism.

Weaving together history and reporting from Charlottesville, Skokie, Standing Rock, and the college campuses where student protests made national headlines, Moskowitz argues that these flash points reveal more about the state of our democracy than they do about who is allowed to say what.

Our current definition of free speech replicates power while dissuading dissent, but a new ideal is emerging. In this forcefully argued, necessary corrective, Moskowitz makes the case for speech as a tool--for exposing the truth, demanding equality, and fighting for all our civil liberties.

About the Author

P. E. Moskowitz is the author of How to Kill a City. A former staff writer for Al Jazeera America, they have written for publications including the Guardian, New York Times, NewYorker.com, New Republic, Wired, Slate, Buzzfeed, Splinter, and Vice. A graduate of Hampshire College and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, they live in New Orleans.

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Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Bold Type Books (August 13, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 156858864X
ISBN-13: 9781568588643
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 1.2 x 9.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment, Fascism, and the Future of Dissent

The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment, Fascism, and the Future of Dissent

Hardcover – August 13, 2019

About the Author

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