Free speech / [print]
John Boaz, book editor.
- Farmington Hills, Michigan : Greenhaven Press, (c)2006.
- 221 pages ; 24 cm.
- Current controversies .
Yes: Free speech should be limited. Flag burning should not be protected speech Hate speech should be limited Colleges may restrict some types of speech Pornography should be censored No: Free speech should not be limited. Flag burning is a legitimate expression of dissent Speech codes threaten the free exchange of ideas on college campuses Limiting hate speech threatens legitimate debate Government should not define obscenity for its citizens Government should not censor art Yes: Free speech is threatened. Media consolidation threatens free speech Library Internet filters block access to vital information Campaign finance reform limits political expression Freedom of the press is threatened No: Free speech is not threatened. Campaign finance reform could enhance political expression Filters and ratings systems are protecting free speech Media consolidation does not threaten free speech Yes: War on terror threatens free speech. Free speech is often restricted during wartime Criticisms of the war on terror are being suppressed Anti-terrorism policies threaten First Amendment protections Partriot Act discourages the free exchange of ideas No: War on terror does not threaten free speech. Right to dissent has not been threatened in the war on terrorism Patriot Act does not threaten free speech Embedded reporters during the Iraq war improved war coverage How should the right to free speech apply to corporations? Corporations should be granted the same free Citizens Flag Alliance -- Laura Leets -- Derek P. Langhauser -- S. Michael Craven -- Ralph G. Neas, Marge Baker -- Eugene Volokh -- Ira H. Mehlman -- Jeffrey Rosen -- American Civil Liberties Union -- Robert W. McChesney -- Kaiser Family Foundation -- John Samples -- Charles Lewis -- John Kerry -- Jeffrey Cole -- Adam Thierer -- David Hudson -- Alisa Solomon -- Elizabeth Dahl, Joseph Onek -- Eleanor J. Bader -- Bobby Eberle -- John Ashcroft -- Jeffrey C. Bliss -- speech rights as individuals Corporations do not have the right to free speech Broadcast media conglomerates promote free speech Consolidation of media outlets raises concerns about limits on free speech Telemarketers should be able to contact potential customers Telemarketing is not protected free speech Corporations threaten freedom of speech Kathy Cripps -- Carl J. Mayer, Brenda Wright -- Anthony J. Dukes -- Gal Beckerman -- Solveig Singleton -- Bill Lockyear and others -- Lawrence Soley.