{"product_id":"case-against-the-new-censorship-protecting-free-speech-from-big-tech-progressives-and-universities-9781510767737","title":"Case Against the New Censorship: Protecting Free Speech from Big Tech, Progressives, and Universities","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Case Against the New Censorship: Protecting Free Speech from Big Tech, Progressives, and Universities​\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Dershowitz--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and one of America's most respected legal scholars--analyzes the current regressive war against freedom of speech being waged by well-meaning but dangerous censors and proposes steps that can be taken to defend, reclaim, and strengthen freedom of speech and other basic liberties that are under attack. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alan Dershowitz has been called \"one of the most prominent and consistent defenders of civil liberties in America\" by \u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e and \"the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights\" by \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a fair-minded and even-handed expert on the Constitution and our civil liberties, and in this book offers his knowledge and insight to help readers understand the war being waged against free speech by the ostensibly well-meaning forces seeking to constrain this basic right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Case Against the New Censorship\u003c\/i\u003e is an analysis of every aspect of the current fight against freedom of speech, from the cancellations and deplatformings practiced by so-called progressives, to the powerful, seemingly arbitrary control exerted by Big Tech and social media companies, to the stifling of debate and controversial thinking at public and private universities. It assesses the role of the Trump presidency in energizing this backlash against basic liberties and puts it into a broader historical context as it examines how anti-Trump zealots weaponized, distorted, and weakened constitutional protections in an effort to \"get\" Trump by any means. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the end, \u003ci\u003eThe Case Against the New Censorship \u003c\/i\u003erepresents an icon in American law and politics exploring the current rapidly changing attitudes toward the value of free speech and assessing potential ways to preserve our civil liberties. It is essential reading for anyone interested in or concerned about freedom of speech and the efforts to constrain it, the possible effects this could have on our society, and the significance of both freedom of speech and the battle against it in a greater historical and political context. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hot Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510767737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192","brand":"Alan Dershowitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39521917436085,"sku":"9781510767737","price":22.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4421b7d5-e9eb-4c53-b755-1439d18dd108.jpg?v=1616507326","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/case-against-the-new-censorship-protecting-free-speech-from-big-tech-progressives-and-universities-9781510767737","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}