Case Against the New Censorship: Protecting Free Speech from Big Tech, Progressives, and Universities

Alan Dershowitz

Apr 2021 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

In The Case Against the New Censorship: Protecting Free Speech from Big Tech, Progressives, and Universities​, Alan Dershowitz—New York Times 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.   
 
Alan Dershowitz has been called “one of the most prominent and consistent defenders of civil liberties in America” by Politico and “the nation’s most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights” by Newsweek. 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. 
 
The Case Against the New Censorship 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.

In the end, The Case Against the New Censorship represents 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. 
 

Ratings and reviews

I am just wondering? Hmm. There is something I don't know. Trying to understand what Neoliberals are. In fiction media, they are portrayed either as fascists, moral grey folks, or good guys. In real life. I think the Neoliberals might be considered here, qualify for everyday rights and be more like champions of the people. The rich, middle-class, poor citizens alike. Neoliberals want nothing to do with the government or any of the two political left and right houses. They are somewhat an influence to Objectivism, the Hippie Movement of Counterculture, Henry A. Giroux, and are an independent view of the political spectrum. Neoliberals wanted to have rights and are middle-class people who wanted to forge their own path in the real world. I think that's how Neoliberals are in my viewpoint. I'm a no political idealist or conspiracy theorist. This is not for personal or a very true statement use here. This just thoughts and wonders of my mindset and imagination only.

About the author

Alan Dershowitz is one of the most celebrated lawyers in the world. He was the youngest full professor in Harvard Law School history, where he is now the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus. The author of numerous bestselling books, from Chutzpah to Guilt by Accusation to The Case Against Impeaching Trump to The Best Defense to Reversal of Fortune (which was made into an Academy Award–winning film) to Defending Israel, Dershowitz has advised presidents and prime ministers and has represented many prominent men and women, half of them pro bono.