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Ellis Cose on the Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America

Ellis Cose on the Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America

This Week on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | October 2, 2020

Mitch McConnell quoted Salman Rushdie in a confused defense of free speech and the rule of law.

Mitch McConnell quoted Salman Rushdie in a confused defense of free speech and the rule of law.

By Aaron Robertson | July 23, 2020

Michael Cohen will be released and allowed to finish his memoir from home confinement.

Michael Cohen will be released and allowed to finish his memoir from home confinement.

By Corinne Segal | July 23, 2020

It's Past Time for the Bookselling Industry to Reckon with Its Institutional Racism

It's Past Time for the Bookselling Industry to Reckon with Its Institutional Racism

of Bookstore Ownership">Angela Maria Spring on "Both-Siderism" and the Whiteness
of Bookstore Ownership

By Angela Maria Spring | July 23, 2020

The Poets vs. The Police: On Standing Your Ground in<br> a Toronto Park

The Poets vs. The Police: On Standing Your Ground in
a Toronto Park

“In Canada, a poet, to make his way as a poet, has to be
a real tough bastard.”

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 16, 2020

Has Free Speech Become an Even More Partisan Issue Under the Trump Administration?

Has Free Speech Become an Even More Partisan Issue Under the Trump Administration?

Suzanne Nossel on the Increasing Politicization of the First Amendment

By Suzanne Nossel | July 15, 2020

Best Reviewed
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  • The Ten Year Affair
  • Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
  • Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Writers are calling for a professor's reinstatement after he was fired for posting a political joke.

By Aaron Robertson | January 23, 2020

A new guide from PEN America provides some answers on campus "free speech" controversies.

By Corinne Segal | September 26, 2019

Mona Eltahawy: Civility Will Not Overturn the Patriarchy

By Mona Eltahawy | September 19, 2019

On the Dangerous Temptations of Political Contempt

On the Dangerous Temptations of Political Contempt

Democracy is at Risk When We Lose Sight of
Our Opponent's Personhood

By Michael Patrick Lynch | August 28, 2019

Will China's Ever-Growing Digital Firewall Wreck the Internet?

Will China's Ever-Growing Digital Firewall Wreck the Internet?

Writing the Playbook for Online Authoritarianism

By James Griffiths | March 22, 2019

Jennifer Egan: Why PEN America is Suing Donald Trump

Jennifer Egan: Why PEN America is Suing Donald Trump

"Trump's vitriol against reporters has made political journalism a more dangerous practice."

By Jennifer Egan | October 18, 2018

When Fascists Weaponize Free Speech Absolutism

When Fascists Weaponize Free Speech Absolutism

How Donald Trump's Rise Has Been One Long Attack on "Political Correctness"

By Jason Stanley | September 12, 2018

First They Came for the Poets

First They Came for the Poets

Erri De Luca on the Importance of Independent Journalism in the 21st Century

By Erri De Luca | August 21, 2018

A Holy Terror, A Common Scold, and the First Feminist Blogger

A Holy Terror, A Common Scold, and the First Feminist Blogger

On the Trial of Anne Royall, Godmother to the Muckrakers

By Jeff Biggers | November 10, 2017

How One Authoritarian Regime Made Another One Look Good

How One Authoritarian Regime Made Another One Look Good

On Taking a Knee, Unity, and a Rare PR Victory for the NFL

By Dwyer Murphy | September 25, 2017

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