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Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
194 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Free speech has long been one of American's most revered freedoms. Yet now, more than ever, free speech is reshaping America's social and political landscape even as it is coming under attack. Bestselling author and critically acclaimed journalist Ellis Cose wades into the debate to reveal how this Constitutional right has been coopted by the wealthy and politically corrupt. It is no coincidence that historically huge disparities in income have occurred...
Author
Publisher
Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
ix, 354 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Rand Paul, U.S. senator for Kentucky and America's most prominent libertarian, makes a case against socialist ideology, showing the impact of its deadly legacy and the threat of its new rise in America"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xxxi, 235 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Political correctness has ripped through America, turning life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness into lifelessness, suppression and the pursuit of mediocrity. Meanwhile, Europe is in its death throes, completely infected by the political correctness disease. Australian Nick Adams believes only America has the cure. But the race is on. Will America be able to save itself in time, and lead a stunning turnaround–or will it succumb to a European...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
514 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Often hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy, the enemy of tyranny, and the gateway to enlightenment. Research reveals a strong correlation between freedom of speech and democracy, innovation, and advancements in human rights, as well as reductions in conflict, corruption, and discrimination. But for all its benefits, free speech remains a challenging, controversial, and often counterintuitive principle, easily subject...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xv, 221 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
More than any other people on earth, Americans are free to say and write what they think. The media can air the secrets of the White House, the boardroom, or the bedroom with little fear of punishment or penalty. The reason for this extraordinary freedom is not a superior culture of tolerance, but just fourteen words in our most fundamental legal document: the free expression clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution. In Lewis's telling,...
Author
Publisher
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xiv, 304 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A vital, necessary playbook for navigating and defending free speech today by the CEO of PEN America, Dare To Speak provides a pathway for promoting free expression while also cultivating a more inclusive public culture. Online trolls and fascist chat groups. Controversies over campus lectures. Cancel culture versus censorship. The daily hazards and debates surrounding free speech dominate headlines and fuel social media storms. In an era where one...
8) Wake up
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
343 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2020, the world faced its biggest crisis in a generation: a global pandemic. In the UK, it exposed deep divisions within society and laid bare a toxic culture war that had been raging beneath the surface. From the outset, Piers Morgan urged the nation to come to its senses, once and for all, and held the Government to often ferocious account over its handling of the crisis. COVID-19 shed shocking light on the problems that plague our country....
Author
Series
Cruisers volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
126 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy, learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, to try to make peace.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes that the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights was created for, and offers examples of its effects throughout history. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, fact boxes, text-related questions, and color photographs.
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution may be one of the most well-known and oft-quoted, and readers will learn why in this information-rich book. Through an in-depth yet age-appropriate examination of the First Amendment, readers will understand why the legal protection of such freedoms as religious expression, speech, and peaceful assembly is so important. Through a close look at the language of the amendment, readers will walk away with...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In the long-awaited follow-up to his 2016 best-seller The Strange Death of Europe, Douglas Murray interrogates the vicious new culture wars playing out in our media, universities, homes and perhaps the most violent place of all: online. The Madness of Crowds is a must-read polemic-a vociferous demand for a return to free speech in an age of mass hysteria and political correctness. The global conversations around sexuality, race, mental health and...
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
x, 178 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The First Amendment grants kids and every other citizen five monster privileges: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government. If the First Amendment is everywhere in their lives, shouldn’t kids know more about it? Yes! In Your Freedom, Your Power, middle grade readers get a focused look at their freedoms and rights through the lens of this all-powerful First Amendment....
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
ix, 518 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alan Dershowitz has been called the "winningest appellate criminal defense lawyer in history." He has led or been part of the defense team for such storied clients as Bill Clinton, Julian Assange, O. J. Simpson, Claus von Bülow, Mia Farrow, Jeffrey MacDonald, Patty Hearst, Mike Tyson, and many more. Here, for the first time, Dershowitz writes about his evolution as a lawyer--how within a few short years he changed from a C-minus student in Yeshiva...
Author
Publisher
Broadside Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xvii, 233 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fans are always asking Tomi Lahren where she gained the confidence and candor that have made her who she is: a celebrated free-speech advocate, a conservative media star, and one of the most controversial pundits in America. In Never Play Dead, Tomi cheers on anyone, especially other young women willing to speak their minds. She takes readers on a tour of the internet trolls, political correctness police, campus activists, and condescending elites...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
ix, 350 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The author addresses one of the most pressing issues in modern American life: the pervasiveness of lies, the constitutional protection they enjoy, the harm that they cause, and how to combat them. The two most recent presidential elections, the battle against the coronavirus, and the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol demonstrate the power of lies, their pervasiveness online, and the damage that they can inflict"-- Provided by publisher.