04160cam a2200481 i 4500 22545504 BJBSDDR 20240801121458.0 ta 220513s2021 nyu 000 0 eng d 2021427583 GBC0J6450 bnb 020040464 Uk 9780062999726 0062999729 (OCoLC)on1194646317 NjBwBT eng CPP rda CPP OCLCO YDX BDX LIV JQW ILC UAP OCLCF OCLCQ VP@ UKMGB TCJ OCLCO DLC eng lccopycat n-us--- KF 4772 C834s 2021 323.443 Cose, Ellis, 1951- 37642 The short life & curious death of free speech in America / Ellis Cose. Short life and curious death of free speech in America First HarperCollins paperback edition New York, NY : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021. 194 pages ; 21 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Introduction: Defending hateful speech -- Liberating the First Amendment -- The root of all evil -- What you're seeing is not what's happening -- When words lead to violence -- What the founders never imagined -- Shaking up the Senate -- Flirting with tyranny -- Strident students and silenced voters -- Destroying democracy, defending speech -- Epilogue: A virus, partisanship, and truth. "Free speech has long been one of American's most revered freedoms. Yet now, more than ever, free speech is reshaping America's social and political landscape even as it is coming under attack. Bestselling author and critically acclaimed journalist Ellis Cose wades into the debate to reveal how this Constitutional right has been coopted by the wealthy and politically corrupt. It is no coincidence that historically huge disparities in income have occurred at times when moneyed interests increasingly control political dialogue. Over the past four years, Donald Trump's accusations of "fake news," the free use of negative language against minority groups, "cancel culture," and blatant xenophobia have caused Americans to question how far First Amendment protections can--and should--go. Cose offers an eye-opening wholly original examination of the state of free speech in America today, litigating ideas that touch on every American's life. Social media meant to bring us closer, has become a widespread disseminator of false information keeping people of differing opinions and political parties at odds. The nation--and world--watches in shock as white nationalism rises, race and gender-based violence spreads, and voter suppression widens. The problem, Cose makes clear, is that ordinary individuals have virtually no voice at all. He looks at the danger of hyper-partisanship and how the discriminatory structures that determine representation in the Senate and the electoral college threaten the very concept of democracy. He argues that the safeguards built into the Constitution to protect free speech and democracy have instead become instruments of suppression by an unfairly empowered political minority. But we can take our rights back, he reminds us. Analyzing the experiences of other countries, weaving landmark court cases together with a critical look at contemporary applications, and invoking the lessons of history, including the Great Migration, Cose sheds much-needed light on this cornerstone of American culture and offers a clarion call for activism and change."--Amazon.com Freedom of speech United States. Libertad de expresión Estados Unidos 5373 Political culture United States. Cultura política Estados Unidos 2268 Liberté d'expression États-Unis. Freedom of speech fast (OCoLC)fst00934044 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 121774 121774 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2024-07-30 0 KF 4772 C834s 2021 00000183143 2024-07-30 00:00:00 1 2024-07-30 BK