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The Indispensable Right

Free Speech in an Age of Rage

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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. Censura Ciencia Política Derecho Derechos y Libertades Civiles Historia y Teoría Libertad y Seguridad Política y Gobierno Furia
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Congress should listen to him. They DO need a law school lecture on the 1st amendment.

Great teacher.

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No one could articulate and postulate this better than Jonathan Turley. So glad he is the one who narrated the audiobook. Thank you for writing this book. Excellent read and well laid out. Loved it.

Nailed it

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I found the exploration of the battles between Free Speech and sedition laws very enlightening. I suspect that there may be many a truce but it will never be settled.9

How quickly the victim of sedition laws became the perpetrators of them when they came into power.

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Very comprehensive. He works to build a foundation for why we all want free speech, to why we all want to curtail others free speech, to ultimately why it is so critically important that we all protect that right. You find yourself bouncing back and forth as he sights various cases. He helps us understand how Freedom of Speech, is in itself a "nail biter" for mankind, but critical that we keep working to get it right. Thank you Jonathan for taking the time to write about such a critical issue for our country and courts today.

An excellent book on protecting free speech

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His review of history and application to our times is remarkable. It is clear that we must be vigilant and protecting the right of free speech as a natural riot.

Free speech as a natural riot.

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