The Sole Palladium
An Apologia for Free Speech in the United States
by Andrew Carnabuci
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Pub Date Jun 16 2020 | Archive Date Apr 13 2021
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Description
We are at a moment in our shared national history when the freedom of speech has become a subject of controversy. On the left, college students demand the rescission of invitations to speakers whose ideas they disfavour.
On the right, President Trump has repeatedly threatened to censor the press for publishing journalism critical of his administration. The only thing that seems to unite the left and right in our polarized society appears to be their unanimous distain for the freedom of speech.
The purpose of these remarks is to supply the inquisitive reader with a basic primer on the political philosophy, intellectual history, and present legal status of freedom of speech in the United States; to articulate an argument in support of a robust right to free speech; and to acknowledge and respond to some contemporary objections to unfettered free speech.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9798615198441 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
richard b, Reviewer
Everyone simply MUST read this book which is actually a re-issuance of a 2017 presentation (speech) on the concept of freedom of speech. Find that Freedom of Thought and its sister right Freedom of Speech (along with the freedoms of faith and press) are (and have always have been) the fundamental principles of democracy. Also, learn about the US free speech jurisprudence in laymen's language, as well as, the reasons that our basic freedoms must be protected. Find out that today's "hate" speech is the same as the attempts to silence communist thought during the McCarthy era. As I stated at the beginning of this review, everybody must buy and read this short book. Indeed, it should, in my opinion, be required reading for all high school seniors and all college students.
