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Episode · The Rubin Report · 2018-06-28

Dave Rubin & Nadine Strossen: books mentioned on The Rubin Report

Hate Speech, Free Speech, and the Threat of Censorship (Nadine Strossen Interview)

5 books · With Nadine Strossen · Listen · Watch on YouTube

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.

Nadine Strossen recommended My Farmer Husband by Qing He and Defending My Enemy by Aryeh Neier, and discussed On Liberty by John Stuart Mill. Dave Rubin recommended Free Speech by Nadine Strossen and Joint Inspection of the Handling of Cases Involving Disability Hate Crime by Great Britain. HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. My Farmer Husband

    Qing He · at 9:53

    My Farmer Husband by Qing He is a literary work that provides personal insights into relationships and rural life.

    Recommended
    “he wrote a wonderful book about it afterwards called defending my enemy which I quote in my book”
    Nadine Strossen Hate Speech, Free Speech, and the Threat of Censorship (Nadine Strosse… 2018-06-28 Listen at 9:53
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Defending My Enemy

    Aryeh Neier · at 9:53

    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.

    Recommended
    “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”
    Nadine Strossen Hate Speech, Free Speech, and the Threat of Censorship (Nadine Strosse… 2018-06-28 Listen at 9:53
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. On Liberty

    John Stuart Mill · at 23:55

    On Liberty by John Stuart Mill is an 1859 essay by the nineteenth-century British liberal philosopher.

    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”
    Nadine Strossen Hate Speech, Free Speech, and the Threat of Censorship (Nadine Strosse… 2018-06-28 Listen at 23:55
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  4. Free Speech

    Nadine Strossen · at 1:05:33

    Free Speech by Nadine Strossen is a comprehensive defense of expressive freedom that argues for combating hateful ideas with more speech rather than censorship.

    Recommended
    “and for more on Nadine check out her new book hate why we should resist it with free speech not censorship”
    Dave Rubin Hate Speech, Free Speech, and the Threat of Censorship (Nadine Strosse… 2018-06-28 Listen at 1:05:33
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  5. Joint Inspection of the Handling of Cases Involving Disability Hate Crime

    Great Britain. HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Great Britain. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services · at 1:05:33

    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”
    Dave Rubin Hate Speech, Free Speech, and the Threat of Censorship (Nadine Strosse… 2018-06-28 Listen at 1:05:33
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Free Speech
“a professor at New York law school and author of the new book hate why we should resist it with free speech not censorship”
Dave Rubin Hate Speech, Free Speech, and the Threat of Censorship (Nadine Strosse… 2018-06-28 Listen at 0:06
Plugged Free Speech
“and author of the new book hate why we should resist it with free speech not censorship”
Dave Rubin Hate Speech, Free Speech, and the Threat of Censorship (Nadine Strosse… 2018-06-28 Listen at 0:06
Link to this list from the episode’s show notes

For the whole show, see the The Rubin Report page.