Reviews

Prurience and Homophobia During the Red Scare
(July 16, 2013) - A book about the notorious Johns Committee of Florida chronicles a vicious assault on gay men and lesbians.
The Family Shakespeare
(April 23, 2011) - A new play re-imagines the notorious Bowdler family and debates the eternal question of literary censorship.
The Demise of Academic Freedom?
(February 12, 2010) - The president of the American Association of University Professors offers a blistering critique of the current state of universities.
On Human Frailty and Public Interest Law
(May 1, 2009) -Wendy Kaminer's chronicle of turmoil at the national ACLU raises hard questions about clannishness, the herd instinct, and the inevitable realities of organizational life.
The
Rest is Noise
(December 22, 2007) -Alex Ross's much-admired new book raises tantalizing
questions about music, politics, and censorship.
The
Truth Seeker
(March 13, 2007) -The first biography of D.M. Bennett, who was jailed
for selling a pamphlet that argued against the institution of marriage,
highlights the connection between organized religion and censorship.
Internet
Filters Are Now a Fact of Life
(September 2, 2004) - But a new guide for libraries explains
that some are far worse than others.
What's
Wrong With Censoring Youth?
(April 19, 2004) - Law professor Kevin Saunders' new book proposes radical
restrictions on minors' First Amendment rights.
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