{"product_id":"freedom-of-speech-david-k-shipler-9780307947611","title":"Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword","description":"\u003cb\u003eA provocative, timely assessment of the state of free speech in America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his best seller \u003ci\u003eThe Working Poor, \u003c\/i\u003ePulitzer Prize winner and former \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eveteran David K. Shipler cemented his place among our most trenchant social commentators. Now he turns his incisive reporting to a critical American ideal: freedom of speech. Anchored in personal stories--sometimes shocking, sometimes absurd, sometimes dishearteningly familiar--Shipler's investigations of the cultural limits on both expression and the willingness to listen build to expose troubling instabilities in the very foundations of our democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on recent free speech controversies across the nation, Shipler maps a rapidly shifting topography of political and cultural norms: parents in Michigan rallying to teachers vilified for their reading lists; conservative ministers risking their churches' tax-exempt status to preach politics from the pulpit; national security reporters using techniques more common in dictatorships to avoid leak prosecution; a Washington, D.C., Jewish theater's struggle for creative control in the face of protests targeting productions critical of Israel; history teachers in Texas quietly bypassing a reactionary curriculum to give students access to unapproved perspectives; the mixed blessings of the Internet as a forum for dialogue about race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese and other stories coalesce to reveal the systemic patterns of both suppression and opportunity that are making today a transitional moment for the future of one of our founding principles. Measured yet sweeping, \u003ci\u003eFreedom of Speech\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly reveals the triumphs and challenges of defining and protecting the boundaries of free expression in modern America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David K. Shipler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307947610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307947611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.70d","brand":"David K. Shipler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946417684735,"sku":"9780307947611","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d367870d-ef8e-4208-b06e-4eebc34cb44f.jpg?v=1681513031","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedom-of-speech-david-k-shipler-9780307947611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}