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Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate
Author(s): Greg Lukianoff (Author)
- Publisher: Encounter Books
- Publication Date: 6 Dec. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 336 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781594036354
- ISBN-13: 9781594036354
Book Description
Lukianoff walks readers through the life of a modern-day college student, from orientation to the end of freshman year. Through this lens, he describes startling violations of free speech rights: a student in Indiana punished for publicly reading a book, a student in Georgia expelled for a pro-environment collage he posted on Facebook, students at Yale banned from putting an F. Scott Fitzgerald quote on a T shirt, and students across the country corralled into tiny free speech zones” when they wanted to express their views.
But Lukianoff goes further, demonstrating how this culture of censorship is bleeding into the larger society. As he explores public controversies involving Juan Williams, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Maher, Richard Dawkins, Larry Summerseven Dave Barry and Jon StewartLukianoff paints a stark picture of our ability as a nation to discuss important issues rationally.
Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate illuminates how intolerance for dissent and debate on today’s campus threatens the freedom of every citizen and makes us all just a little bit dumber.Editorial Reviews
Review
“Unlearning Liberty is a must read book for anyone concerned about the constitutional future of our nation.” Nat Hentoff, journalist, author of
Free Speech for MeBut Not for Thee“Here’s a book full of sunlightthe best disinfectant for campus censorship.” Jonathan Rauch, guest scholar, Brookings Institution, author of
Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free ThoughtDestined to be a classic work on freedom in America.” Donald Alexander Downs, Alexander Meiklejohn Professor of Political Science, Law, and Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of
Restoring Free Speech and Liberty on CampusAmerican universities have been described as islands of intolerance in a sea of freedom. Unlearning Liberty is a meticulous and inspiring guide on how to liberate the islands!” Christina Hoff Sommers, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute, author of
The War Against BoysLukianoff argues brilliantly and with wit for the importance of free expression in a society that hopes to produce free human beings rather than craven conformists.” Daphne Patai, professor, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Massachusetts Amherst, author of
What Price Utopia?Unlearning Liberty shows why free speech rights on campus are more important than ever, and how controversy is still a great teacher.” Mary Beth Tinker, plaintiff in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District
Beautifully written and powerfully argued an essential wake-up call!” Nadine Strossen, Professor of Law, New York Law School, former President, American Civil Liberties Union (1991-2008), author of
Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women’s Rights
