Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-t5tsf Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-08T01:22:03.319Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Epilogue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2021

Robert Corn-Revere
Get access

Summary

The Epilogue examines the state of free speech during the COVID-19 pandemic at a time when American politics is polarized and the state of public discourse is in shambles. Both sides claim victimhood and argue that the other side should be suppressed, illustrating the adage “free speech for me but not for thee.” Both sides even justify violence in support of their respective causes. But events of the past year reveal the danger of abandoning neutral principles when it comes to protecting speech. Lowering the legal barrier for what constitutes incitement may allow the prosecution of Donald Trump, but it would also put Black Lives Matter activists at risk. Safety can best be found in avoiding the mindset of the censor.

Keywords

Vladimir LeninHerbert MarcuseDonald TrumpRudolph GiulianiincitementinsurrectionLouie GohmertBlack Lives MatterUS CapitolSupreme Court
Type
Chapter
Information
The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder
The First Amendment and the Censor's Dilemma
 , pp. 285 - 288
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure [email protected] is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

  • Epilogue
  • Robert Corn-Revere
  • Book: The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder
  • Online publication: 07 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316417065.012
Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

  • Epilogue
  • Robert Corn-Revere
  • Book: The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder
  • Online publication: 07 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316417065.012
Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

  • Epilogue
  • Robert Corn-Revere
  • Book: The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder
  • Online publication: 07 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316417065.012
Available formats
×