Jonathan Turley on his new book "The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage"
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Jonathan Turley would make a good member of the supreme court, hopefully there will be a new opening in the Trump administration ?
You have The Right to say stupid things. Just as I have The Right to say That's Stupid.
You have The Right to go to an outlaw biker rally, and talk about climate change and how evil the internal combustion engine is. There may however be...consequences for doing that.
Ah, thank YOU!! Just ordered online. In dire need of 1st amendment help; stuck in Massachusetts where they have destroyed this precious American gift. Are not our right to worship according to our custom embodied in this right?
Please post the entire show like you used to.
Professor Jonathan Turley's book "The Indispensable Right - Free Speech in an Age of Rage" comprehensively discusses the Right to Free Speech. Interestingly, given that "God-given" is a concept that has fallen out of favor, he anchors this right to a related psychological and biological rationale: the right to think, and to express those thoughts in speech, is the essence of what makes us human. Even noting that when this right is denied, the hypothalamus shrinks. He argues that this right is autonomous, existing independently of circumstances, inherent in our very being. He critiques the functionalist view of free speech, which supports but sometimes justifies abrogation of the right depending on its "function" in given social circumstances.
The philosophy and history of the concept are explored. He describes how revolutionary the First Amendment really was, a refutation of the British crime of seditious libel against the Crown. And yet, much of the book describes the undermining of this right as the American Revolutionaries ascended to power and sought to silence their opponents. Off we go, through late 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries, over and over again the right restricted by the government and the courts, always in response to an emergency, perceived or real, evoking public and State rage. The Civil War, World War I, World War II, Communism, etc., all precipitated crackdowns and prosecutions, often supported by the courts. Though he also describes the later more expansive court decisions protecting speech.
The latter part of the book describes the most recent "Age of Rage" - the age we are living in today. And how those advocating the abrogation of the Right of Free Speech are resuscitating the very arguments made to defend the British Crown, and later by American leaders against their opponents to "defend our democracy" and to promote "social welfare." Even false ("fake") news was banned by statute at one time.
I actually found the book to be somewhat depressing, as what Turley presents is the story of this purportedly cherished Right of Free Speech abrogated repeatedly, over and over, under the same self-righteous rationales we are hearing today.
I agree with Turley's perspective as to the fundamental indispensability of this right, but also sense he is a desperate voice in the wilderness being drowned out by a cacophony of growling wild beasts - in politics, in government, in academia and in society generally. True advocates of free speech and civil liberties seem to be a dying breed, with scholars like Jonathan Turley and Alan Dershowitz diminishing in number, supplanted by scholars and officials and movements with more authoritarian inclinations, who justify their suppression on the basis of their own benevolence.
The book honestly did not give me much hope for the future, as I fear most people will not heed its warning. Many partisans will just shoot the messenger and think no further.
Free Speech is the most important and indispensable right of the 'sovereign individual', the most important and indispensable building block of a free society.
My trip to Stockbridge, the home of Norman Rockwell, reminded me of how important he was.
Should be required viewing for law students.
An EXTREMELY interesting interview.
Love this cranium combo :)
Great episode, Hugh.
Good job, Hugh! Just ordered the book!
Can’t wait to get it and thank you Hugh for having the outstanding Professor Turley on for over 30 minutes- MY GOODNESS 🙏🫶
Spectacular segment again 🫡