Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword Anchored in personal stories—sometimes shocking, sometimes absurd, sometimes dishearteningly familiar—Shipler’s investigations of the cultural limits on both expression and the will
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| Title | : | Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword |
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (297 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307957322 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-12 |
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Editorial : Selection, Fifteen Books You Need to Read in 2015, The Village Voice“Chilling… For Shipler, it's essential that we find a middle ground where we can hear one another, where we can debate and disagree with respect… We must participate in the conversation about who we are and who we want to be. That it is unruly, disturbing, scary even, goes without saying; this is also why it's necessary.” —David L. Ulin,The Los Angeles Times"Shipler takes on everything from the fate of whistleblowers (not good) to how schools deal with books that some parents find objectionable. Thoroughly reported and written with both fairness and passion, it’s a highly readable treatment of a subject that doesn’t get much more important." —Margaret Sullivan, The New York Times"Shipler offers an on-the-ground, anecdotal portrait of an eclectic and rich mix of speech controversies The strength of his book lies in his willingness to investiga
A provocative, timely assessment of the state of free speech in America With his best seller The Working Poor, Pulitzer Prize winner and former 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. 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 repor
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