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A vast censorship regime has smothered America's digital marketplace of ideas, squelching free speech on vital policy issues. Its supporters regard its benefits as morally and politically beyond question. They contend it's carried out by private social media platforms, not governmental authorities. In Free Speech and Turbulent Freedom, Michael J. Glennon offers a timely and incisive response. The censors are short-sighted, he argues.

Speech is the lifeblood of democracy, but only if we understand its true meaning and its role in sustaining our government. Key texts from the US Supreme Court, John Stuart Mill, Alexander Meiklejohn, Ida B. Wells, and Charles Lawrence illuminate the immediate questions and pressing issues of free speech.

“A historical demonstration of the indispensability of the First Amendment [and] … an earnest and timely argument for [its] enduring value.” —Kirkus Reviews "Great storytelling about the history and importance of the First Amendment, from someone who has spent his life...

A state representative heading a committee that oversees higher education asked for the cancellation of a course that examined white identity called “The Problem of Whiteness” and the dismissal of its instructor. The representative, Dave Murphy, said the course was “adding to the polarization of the races in our state.” If the university “stands with this professor, I don’t know how the university can expect the taxpayers to stand with UW-Madison.” Murphy also promised to direct his staff to screen courses in the humanities “to make sure there’s legitimate education going on.”

"Who’s Really Placing Limits on Free Speech?" is from the January 09, 2017 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Donald P. Moynihan and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Leaked Speech Excerpts Show Clinton at Ease with Wall Street and Free Trade" is from the October 07, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Amy Chozick, Nicholas Confessore and Michael Barbaro and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.