Episode · The Rubin Report · 2018-06-28
Books mentioned on Hate Speech, Free Speech, and the Threat of Censorship (Nadine Strossen Interview)
Nadine Strossen (former ACLU president) joins Dave to discuss her previous work as the president of the The American Civil Liberties Union, the definition of hate speech and how we should treat it, the dangers of censorship, a rebirth of free speech, and more. Learn more about your ad choices.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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My Farmer Husband
Discussed“he wrote a wonderful book about it afterwards called defending my enemy which I quote in my book”
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Defending My Enemy
Defending My Enemy by Aryeh Neier is a compelling historical account written by the former head of the American Civil Liberties Union regarding the organization's controversial legal defense of free speech rights for neo-Nazis marching in Skokie, Illinois.
Discussed“he and his immediate family escaped and and he wrote a wonderful book about it afterwards called defending my enemy which I quote in my book”
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On Liberty
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill is a seminal 19th-century political essay advocating for the absolute freedom of thought and expression.
Discussed“I think that's a very important and difficult issue which was discussed very extensively in the famous John Stuart Mill essay on Liberty”
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Free Speech
Free Speech by Nadine Strossen is a comprehensive examination of civil liberties, censorship, and the argument for protecting controversial expression rather than banning it.
Recommended“and for more on Nadine check out her new book hate why we should resist it with free speech not censorship”
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Joint Inspection of the Handling of Cases Involving Disability Hate Crime
Joint Inspection of the Handling of Cases Involving Disability Hate Crime is an official investigative report examining how criminal justice agencies address offenses motivated by prejudice against disabled individuals.
Recommended“and for more on Nadine check out her new book hate”
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“a professor at New York law school and author of the new book hate why we should resist it with free speech not censorship”
“and author of the new book hate why we should resist it with free speech not censorship”
“and my prior book defending pornography”


