Speak Freely, 2nd Edition

“[A] sophisticated and coolheaded defense of free speech.”—Peter Berkowitz, Real Clear Politics “Involve[s] readers in the pleasures of confronting a difficult problem, treating the dangerous views of determined adversaries with an open mind and proceeding with greater confidence as a result.”—Jonathan Marks, Wall Street Journal“Cogent and compelling… . Speak Freely supplies clarity and good sense to a subject that has been receiving a lot more heat than light.”—Glenn C. Altschuler, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“The best of the recent books on free speech and higher education.” —James Stoner, Law and Liberty“A timely defense of intellectual debate and critical thinking… . In the current divisive political climate, Whittington shows why safeguarding the civil exchange of diverse ideas is an urgent need.”—Kirkus Reviews

Keith E. Whittington is the David Boies Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution.