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100 1 _aStrossen, Nadine,
_eauthor.
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245 1 0 _aHate :
_bwhy we should resist it with free speech, not censorship /
_cNadine Strossen.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bOxford University Press,
_c[2018]
300 _axxv, 199 pages ;
_c22 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aInalienable rights series
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- 1. Overview -- 2. "Hate speech" laws violate fundamental free speech and equality principles -- 3. When "hate speech" is protected and when it is punishable -- 4. Because of their intractable vagueness and overbreadth, "hate speech" laws undermine free speech and equality -- 5. Is it possible to draft a "hate speech" law that is not unduly vague or overbroad? -- 6. Does constitutionally protected "hate speech" actually cause the feared harms? -- 7. "Hate speech" laws are at best ineffective and at worst counterproductive -- 8. Non-censorial methods effectively curb the potential harms of constitutionally protected "hate speech" -- 9. Conclusion: looking back - and forward.
520 _a"We live in an era in which offensive speech is on the rise. The emergence of the alt-right alone has fueled a marked increase in racist and anti-Semitic speech. Given its potential for harm, should this speech be banned? Nadine Strossen's HATE dispels the many misunderstandings that have clouded the perpetual debates about "hate speech vs. free speech." She argues that an expansive approach to the First Amendment is most effective at promoting democracy, equality, and societal harmony..."--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"Dispelling rampant confusion about "hate speech," this book explains how U.S. law appropriately distinguishes between punishable and protected discriminatory speech. It shows that more speech-restrictive laws consistently have suppressed vital expression about public issues, targeting minority viewpoints and speakers; and that "counterspeech" has more effectively promoted equality and societal harmony"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aHate speech
_xLaw and legislation
_zUnited States.
_9371408
650 0 _aFreedom of speech
_zUnited States.
_9104534
830 0 _aInalienable rights series.
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