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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 321 EAN: 9780028740003 ISBN: 0028740009 Label: Free Press Manufacturer: Free Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 344 Publication Date: February 01, 1995 Publisher: Free Press Studio: Free Press Editorial Review: Product Description: Freedom of speech is one of our greatest legal rights and Cass Sunstein is one of our greatest legal theorists. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to think seriously about the free speech issues facing this generation.-- Akhil Amar, Southmayd Professor, Yale Law School This is an important book. Beautifully clear and carefully argued, Sunstein's contribution reaches well beyond the confines of academic debate. It will be of interest to any citizen concerned about freedom of speech and the current state of American democracy.-- Joshua Cohen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology How can our constitutional protection of free speech serve to strengthen democracy? Cass Sunstein challenges conventional answers with a remarkable array of lucid arguments and legal examples. There is no better book on the subject.-- Amy Gutmann, Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor, Princeton University Average Rating:
 Rating: - If Money is Speech, Speech is Not FreeCass Sunstein begins with a thesis that is very simple. I'd explain it like this. "Speech is not free if ordinary citizens do not possess it." Then, he elaborates on this fundamental idea in great detail. The problem is that our courts over many years have defined speech as something similar to a market commodity. Now, it's equated with access to TV and radio, which is purchased at a very high price. Some politicians like to say "money is speech" in this electronic age. The courts are ... Read More |
