The silencing
Subtitle: how the left is killing free speech
By: Kirsten Powers
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9781621573708
Subjects: Freedom of speech; Liberalism; Right and left (Political science)
Description: "Free speech and freedom of conscience have long been core American values. Yet a growing intolerance from the left side of the political spectrum is threatening Americans' ability to freely express beliefs without fear of retaliation. USA Today columnist and Fox News contributor Kirsten Powers calls it "The Silencing." Powers chronicles this forced march toward conformity in an expose; of the illiberal tactics deployed to shut down debate on some of the most important issues of the day. How is it that liberalism, once associated with open-mindedness and reason, has become a vehicle for irrational prejudice, ideological conformity, and the marginalization of dissent? What is happening to free speech in America?"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Repressive tolerance; title: Delegitimizing dissent; title: Illiberal intolerance and intimidation; title: Intolerance 101: shutting down debate; title: Intolerance 201: free speech for me but not for thee; title: The war on Fox News; title: Muddy media waters; title: Illiberal feminist thought police; title: Feminists against facts, fairness, and the rule of law; title: Epilogue.