Free speech /
John Boaz, book editor.
- Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, c2006.
- 221 p. ; 24 cm.
- Current controversies .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-213) and index.
Yes: Free speech should be limited. Flag burning should not be protected speech / Citizens Flag Alliance -- Hate speech should be limited / Laura Leets -- Colleges may restrict some types of speech / Derek P. Langhauser -- Pornography should be censored / S. Michael Craven -- No: Free speech should not be limited. Flag burning is a legitimate expression of dissent / Ralph G. Neas, Marge Baker -- Speech codes threaten the free exchange of ideas on college campuses / Eugene Volokh -- Limiting hate speech threatens legitimate debate / Ira H. Mehlman -- Government should not define obscenity for its citizens / Jeffrey Rosen -- Government should not censor art / American Civil Liberties Union -- Yes: Free speech is threatened. Media consolidation threatens free speech / Robert W. McChesney -- Library Internet filters block access to vital information / Kaiser Family Foundation -- Campaign finance reform limits political expression / John Samples -- Freedom of the press is threatened / Charles Lewis -- No: Free speech is not threatened. Campaign finance reform could enhance political expression / John Kerry -- Filters and ratings systems are protecting free speech / Jeffrey Cole -- Media consolidation does not threaten free speech / Adam Thierer -- Yes: War on terror threatens free speech. Free speech is often restricted during wartime / David Hudson -- Criticisms of the war on terror are being suppressed / Alisa Solomon -- Anti-terrorism policies threaten First Amendment protections / Elizabeth Dahl, Joseph Onek -- Partriot Act discourages the free exchange of ideas / Eleanor J. Bader -- No: War on terror does not threaten free speech. Right to dissent has not been threatened in the war on terrorism / Bobby Eberle -- Patriot Act does not threaten free speech / John Ashcroft -- Embedded reporters during the Iraq war improved war coverage / Jeffrey C. Bliss -- How should the right to free speech apply to corporations? Corporations should be granted the same free speech rights as individuals / Kathy Cripps -- Corporations do not have the right to free speech / Carl J. Mayer, Brenda Wright -- Broadcast media conglomerates promote free speech / Anthony J. Dukes -- Consolidation of media outlets raises concerns about limits on free speech / Gal Beckerman -- Telemarketers should be able to contact potential customers / Solveig Singleton -- Telemarketing is not protected free speech / Bill Lockyear et al. -- Corporations threaten freedom of speech / Lawrence Soley.