{"product_id":"the-rights-first-amendment-wayne-batchis-9780804796064","title":"The Right's First Amendment: The Politics of Free Speech \u0026 the Return of Conservative Libertarianism","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot so long ago, being aggressively \"pro-free speech\" was as closely associated with American political liberalism as being pro-choice, pro-affirmative action, or pro-gun control. With little notice, this political dynamic has been shaken to the core. \u003ci\u003eThe Right's First Amendment\u003c\/i\u003e examines how conservatives came to adopt and co-opt constitutional free speech rights. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the 1960s, free speech on college campuses was seen as a guarantee for social agitators, hippies, and peaceniks. Today, for many conservatives, it represents instead a crucial shield that protects traditionalists from a perceived scourge of political correctness and liberal oversensitivity. Over a similar period, free market conservatives have risen up to embrace a once unknown, but now cherished, liberty: freedom of commercial expression. What do these changes mean for the future of First Amendment interpretation? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWayne Batchis offers a fresh entry point into these issues by grounding his study in both political and legal scholarship. Surveying six decades of writings from the preeminent conservative publication \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e alongside the evolving constitutional law and ideological predispositions of Supreme Court justices deciding these issues, Batchis asks the conservative political movement to answer to its judicial logic, revealing how this keystone of our civic American beliefs now carries a much more complex and nuanced political identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne Batchis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804796068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804796064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford Law Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2016","brand":"Wayne Batchis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065153597695,"sku":"9780804796064","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3952ffb8-5a22-4b37-84be-b55bf809d6ce.jpg?v=1768673349","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rights-first-amendment-wayne-batchis-9780804796064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}