Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge
"An excellent history of how the law has dealt with academic McCarthyism… Anyone with a stake in education [should read this book] for not only is it a good read about an important subject, but Heins tells a cautionary tale of an extensive and durable problem of which they are probably unaware."-Professor Andrew Feffer,History News Network"Fact-filled, balanced, and yet thought-provoking … I recommend this book to students, scholars, and citizens who care about academic freedom and about the fate of public discourse inAmerica. I also recommendPriests of Our Democracyto those who worry that the war against terror has become in part a war against civil rights and civil liberties at home."-Jonah Raskin,Truthout"Heins juxtaposes her compelling and distressing account of the anticommunist purges that reached into the ivory towers of our colleges and universities with a chilling cautionary tale that asks whether history is repeating itself through the repressive reactions to 9/11."-Stephen Rohde,Los Angeles Review of Books“A fascinating read. Heins creatively blends social and legal history to show how the right to academic freedom was forged out of the struggles and passions of America’s worst days of political repression, and why academic freedom is more important than ever today.”-Nadine Strossen,former president, American Civil Liberties Union; professor, New York Law School"In this insightful and illuminating history of academic freedom and the Constitution, Marjorie Heins brings to life the characters, controversies, and cases that have framed the evolution of this critical and contentious realm of American liberty."-Geoffrey R. Stone,Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago