Freeing Speech : : The Constitutional War over National Security / / John Denvir.

The United States is in the midst of a heated conversation over how the Constitution impacts national security. In a traditional reading of the document, America uses military force only after a full and informed national debate. However, modern presidents have had unparalleled access to the media a...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Constitutional Wars
  • 1. The National Security Presidency
  • 2. The Manufacture of Consent
  • 3. The Rise and Fall of the First Amendment
  • 4. Democracy in the Dark
  • 5. Free Speech Activists
  • 6. The Supreme Court
  • Afterword: A Human Rights Constitution
  • Appendix: Selected Provisions of the U.S. Constitution
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author