{"product_id":"the-war-on-words-10-arguments-against-free-speech-and-why-they-fail","title":"The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech--And Why They Fail","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGreg Lukianoff\u003c\/b\u003e is an attorney, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He is the author of several books, including \n\u003ci\u003eUnlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), and he co-authored \n\u003ci\u003eThe Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) with Jonathan Haidt and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All--But There Is a Solution\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) with Rikki Schlott. Greg is also an Executive Producer of \n\u003ci\u003eCan We Take a Joke?\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), a feature-length documentary that explores the collision between comedy, censorship, and outrage culture, and of \n\u003ci\u003eMighty Ira: A Civil Liberties Story\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), an award-winning feature-length film about the life and career of former ACLU Executive Director Ira Glasser. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNadine Strossen\u003c\/b\u003e is the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Emerita at New York Law School and was the national President of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1991 to 2008. With more than 40 years of experience in First Amendment law, Strossen is a leading expert and frequent speaker\/media commentator on constitutional law and civil liberties, who has testified before Congress on multiple occasions. She is a Senior Fellow at FIRE and serves on the advisory boards of the ACLU, Academic Freedom Alliance, Heterodox Academy, and National Coalition Against Censorship. Strossen is the author of several books, including \n\u003ci\u003eHATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and \n\u003ci\u003eFree Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know(R) \u003c\/i\u003e(2023). Her many honorary degrees and awards include the American Bar Association's Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award (2017), and in 2023, the National Coalition Against Censorship selected Strossen for its Lifetime Achievement Award for Free Speech. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJacob Mchangama \u003c\/b\u003eis a Senior Fellow at FIRE, the Founder and Executive Director of The Future of Free Speech, and a research professor at Vanderbilt University. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his work on free speech and human rights and has commented extensively on these topics in outlets including \n\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWashington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Foreign Affairs \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed book \n\u003ci\u003eFree Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Anyone who is opposed to shutting people up by force is bound to be faced with arguments that suppressing speech isn't so bad after all. But these arguments were considered and rejected decades ago, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe War On Words\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect handy guide on how to answer them, by a hero and heroine of free expression.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Steven Pinker, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In a time of rising polarization, The War On Words is a vital reminder that free speech protects democracy itself. Lukianoff and Strossen make a compelling, principled, and timely case.\" \n\u003cb\u003e-- Ro Khanna, Member of Congress (D-CA)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff are two of the fiercest defenders of free speech and the First Amendment alive today. \n\u003ci\u003eThe War On Words\u003c\/i\u003e is a must read for anybody who cares about freedom of speech.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Jonathan Haidt, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Anxious Generation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Freedom of speech is sorely in need of special protection these days, and this book guides any reader to support it in clear, forthright, and powerful fashion.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e-- Floyd Abrams, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Soul of the First Amendment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lukianoff, Greg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heresy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-07-22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Law \/ Constitutional|Philosophy \/ Language\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949846829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781949846829\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heresy Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52375005888793,"sku":"SP-9781949846829","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781949846829_spiral.png?v=1778491264","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-war-on-words-10-arguments-against-free-speech-and-why-they-fail","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}