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Why Eric Posner is wrong about free speech
by Robert Shibley https://www.legal-project.org/3232/why-eric-posner-is-wrong-about-free-speech Excerpt: University of Chicago law professor Eric Posner created an Internet sensation yesterday with an article for Slate in which he argued that the United States overvalues free speech. Posner argued that the reaction to the "Innocence of Muslims" YouTube video that has been indirectly blamed for causing the deaths of four Americans, including our ambassador to Libya, shows that other nations "might have a point" when they decide that free speech must "yield to other values and the need for order." Read the complete original version of this item... Related Topics: Islamist Violence or Threats of Physical Violence Against Speech, Pressure Tactics Against Free Speech, Willful Blindness & PC Problems receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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