Tls and panamerica, and its a total delight to discuss the issue of free speech which never seems to go away. As i edit a literary magazine, i thought id begin things with a literary angle. In britain he wrote the polemic against [inaudible] and in it he said this which has continued to resound, give me the liberty to know, to utter and to argue freely according to conscience above all liberties. But before we get mistyeyed though, he also said this those which otherwise come forth, if they be found mischievous and libelous, the executionist will become the remedy to follow. He was the godfather of i believe in Free Expression but, which has been active as a brigade ever since. As were going to discuss over the next 50 minutes, free speech is never in practice absolute. The question before us today is how much it should be championed over other rights, especially in universities. And those rights might include the right not to be offended, but also the right to live free from abuse and
You can watch them on our web site, booktv. Org. Booktv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what theyre reading. Heres what oklahoma congressman Steve Russell had to say. I read all kinds of stuff. Im a voracious history reader. Not much onion fiction although there are some. I just finished a fiction book, i should say im not much on fiction. But i did just finish a fiction book by Derek Robinson that was kind of a british antiwar protest on a world war i setting, and it kind of reflects the times. But i have a great interest in world war i. My great grandfather and his brothers were world war i veterans, one of my relatives is buried in france, killed in the first world war. And since were in the 100th anniversary of our entry into that war and our participation in the campaigns, ive been reading quite a bit about that time. Congressman, youre also an author as well. Could you kind of talk about your experience as an author . Well, it is i have a Great Respect fo
Who writes puerto rico is already an environmental tragedy. Hurricane maria will make it even worse. Then President Trump gives his first address to the u. N. General assembly, boasting about the size of the u. S. Military and threatening to totally destroy north korea. Pres. Trump the United States has great strength and patience. But if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. Rocket man is on a Suicide Mission for himself and for his regime. Amy we will get reaction from jeff sachs on north korea, iran, climate change, President Trump. As continues its ethnic cleansing with more than 400,000 people forced out of burma we will speak with andrea pitzer, author of the new book, one long night a global history of concentration camps. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In mexico, the death toll from the massive, magnitude 7. 1 earthquake has ri
Brooklyn book festival to get an opportunity to demonstrate whats always been the case which is this Great Law School is in the forefront. This law school is the center for you learning how to use the power of law for the benefit of our community, the nation and the world and thats no small thing. Lets get right at it. You are in for a real treat because weve got two fantastic authors and incredible books and i think you are going to find surprising in many ways as i did when i was able to read them. First is loving interracial intimacyin america and the threat to White Supremacy and the second is one nation after trump a guide for the perplexed, the disillusioned, the desperate and the notyetdeported. And these books at first blush would seem to be very different. Having not much in common. After all, one book is about interracial sex, procreation and marriage. Not necessarily in that order but thats what its about. And the other book by my friend Norman Ornstein is about erectile dys
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