Freedom Of Speech: Mightier Than The Sword
by David K. Shipler /
2016 / English / EPUB
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A provocative, timely assessment of the state of free speech in
America
A provocative, timely assessment of the state of free speech in
America
With his best seller
With his best sellerThe Working Poor,
The Working Poor, Pulitzer Prize winner
and former
Pulitzer Prize winner
and formerNew York Times
New York Times veteran David K. Shipler cemented
his place among our most trenchant social commentators. Now he
turns his incisive reporting to a critical American ideal: freedom
of speech. Anchored in personal stories—sometimes shocking,
sometimes absurd, sometimes dishearteningly familiar—Shipler’s
investigations of the cultural limits on both expression and the
willingness to listen build to expose troubling instabilities in
the very foundations of our democracy.
veteran David K. Shipler cemented
his place among our most trenchant social commentators. Now he
turns his incisive reporting to a critical American ideal: freedom
of speech. Anchored in personal stories—sometimes shocking,
sometimes absurd, sometimes dishearteningly familiar—Shipler’s
investigations of the cultural limits on both expression and the
willingness to listen build to expose troubling instabilities in
the very foundations of our democracy.
Focusing on recent free speech controversies across the nation,
Shipler maps a rapidly shifting topography of political and
cultural norms: parents in Michigan rallying to teachers vilified
for their reading lists; conservative ministers risking their
churches’ tax-exempt status to preach politics from the pulpit;
national security reporters using techniques more common in
dictatorships to avoid leak prosecution; a Washington, D.C., Jewish
theater’s struggle for creative control in the face of protests
targeting productions critical of Israel; history teachers in Texas
quietly bypassing a reactionary curriculum to give students access
to unapproved perspectives; the mixed blessings of the Internet as
a forum for dialogue about race.
Focusing on recent free speech controversies across the nation,
Shipler maps a rapidly shifting topography of political and
cultural norms: parents in Michigan rallying to teachers vilified
for their reading lists; conservative ministers risking their
churches’ tax-exempt status to preach politics from the pulpit;
national security reporters using techniques more common in
dictatorships to avoid leak prosecution; a Washington, D.C., Jewish
theater’s struggle for creative control in the face of protests
targeting productions critical of Israel; history teachers in Texas
quietly bypassing a reactionary curriculum to give students access
to unapproved perspectives; the mixed blessings of the Internet as
a forum for dialogue about race.
These and other stories coalesce to reveal the systemic patterns of
both suppression and opportunity that are making today a
transitional moment for the future of one of our founding
principles. Measured yet sweeping,
These and other stories coalesce to reveal the systemic patterns of
both suppression and opportunity that are making today a
transitional moment for the future of one of our founding
principles. Measured yet sweeping,Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Speech
brilliantly reveals the triumphs and challenges of defining and
protecting the boundaries of free expression in modern America.
brilliantly reveals the triumphs and challenges of defining and
protecting the boundaries of free expression in modern America.