A brisk, practical defense of Free Speech in America\'s Digital public square that calls on the courts to reject the censors\' absolutism, enforce enduring First Amendment principles, and restore a vigorous and robust marketplace of ideas.
Without robust judicial protection, the specious attractions of censorship--and the absolutist certitude that drives it--will destroy America\'s marketplace of ideas and, with it, any hope of political self-renewal..
That includes what\'s often overlooked: Americans\' right to hear.
Glennon calls on the courts to unblock those channels--to measure such Speech against enduring First Amendment precepts rather than pliable international norms--and to protect the Speech interests not merely of the government and Big Tech, but of all participants in the marketplace of ideas.
To safely self-correct, democracy requires open channels of political communication. from absolutist to skeptic, he suggests, illuminates the value of political pluralism and the perils of the censors\' delusory certitude.
The intellectual journey of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
In crisp, trenchant terms, Glennon shows how concrete practical concerns justify protecting admittedly harmful online speech--even Speech that advocates violence or embraces hatred or apparent falsehood.
American democracy, he argues, rests on a decentralized marketplace of ideas independent of the government.
Quibbling over outdated distinctions misses the real threat--which is the fusion of public and private power into a modern-day cartel able to overleap longstanding constitutional safeguards.
The censors are short-sighted, he argues.
Glennon offers a timely and incisive response.
In Free Speech and Turbulent Freedom , Michael J.
And they insist their partnership is voluntary, not coerced.
They contend it\'s carried out by private social media platforms, not governmental authorities.
Its supporters regard its benefits as morally and politically beyond question.
A vast Censorship regime has smothered America\'s Digital marketplace of ideas, squelching Free Speech on vital policy issues ranging from public health to electoral politics.
A brisk, practical defense of Free Speech in America\'s Digital public square that calls on the courts to reject the censors\' absolutism, enforce enduring First Amendment principles, and restore a vigorous and robust marketplace of ideas
