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by Jonathan Turley

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A "timely and brilliant original" (Michael B. Mukasey, former US attorney general) look at freedom of speech--our most basic right and the one that protects all the others.

Free speech is a human right, and the free expression of thought is at the very essence of being human. The United States was founded on this premise, and the First Amendment remains the single greatest constitutional commitment to the right of free expression in history. Yet there is a systemic effort to bar opposing viewpoints on subjects ranging from racial discrimination to police abuse, from climate change to gender equity. These measures are reinforced by the public's anger and rage; flash mobs appear today with the slightest provocation. We all lash out against anyone or anything that stands against our preferred certainty.

The Indispensable Right places the current attacks on free speech in their proper historical, legal, and political context. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were not only written for times like these, but in a time like this. This country was born in an age of rage and for 250 years we have periodically lost sight of the value of free expression. The history of the struggle for free speech is the story of extraordinary people--nonconformists who refuse to yield to abusive authority--and here is a mosaic of vivid characters and controversies.

Johnathan Turley "has written a learned and bracing book, rigorously detailed and unfailingly evenhanded" (The Wall Street Journal) showing us the unique dangers of our current moment. The alliance of academic, media, and corporate interests with the government's traditional wish to control speech has put us on an almost irresistible path toward censorship. The Indispensable Right is a "magnum opus should be required reading for everyone who cares about free speech" (Nadine Strossen, former president of the American Civil Liberties Union) that reminds us that we remain a nation grappling with the implications of free expression and with the limits of our tolerance for the speech of others. For rather than a political crisis, this is a crisis of faith.

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  • Title The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage
  • Author Jonathan Turley
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster
  • Publication date 2024-06-18
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781668047040 / 1668047047
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 6.37 x 1.46 in (23.47 x 16.18 x 3.71 cm)
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Freedom of speech - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2023052916
  • Dewey Decimal Code 342.730

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  • Booklist, 06/01/2024, Page 5
  • Kirkus Reviews, 05/01/2024, Page 0

About the author

Jonathan Turley is a law professor, columnist, television analyst, and litigator. Since 1998, he has held the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at George Washington University Law School. He has served as counsel in some of the most notable cases in the last two decades, including representing members of Congress, judges, whistleblowers, five former Attorney Generals, celebrities, accused spies and terrorists, journalists, protesters, and the workers at the secret facility Area 51. Turley has testified before Congress over one hundred times, including during the impeachments of Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. He was also lead counsel in the last judicial impeachment in US history. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and USA TODAY. Called the "dean of legal analysts" by The Washington Post, Turley has worked as a legal analyst for CBS, NBC, BBC, and Fox. In a study by Judge Richard Posner, Turley was found to be thirty-eighth in the top 100 most cited "public intellectuals" (and the second most cited law professor).

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