Freedom of Speech

From artistic expression to social history, discover scholarly works on free speech and the First Amendment, selected by RCL editors. Resources for College Libraries (RCL) features core titles for academic libraries, curated by Choice/ACRL subject specialists. In Syndetics Unbound, RCL Librarians recommend a selection of the 90,000+ titles available at rclweb.net.

Updated April 1, 2025
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Free speech : a history from Socrates to social media
Mchangama, Jacob
Paper Book
"The best history of free speech ever written and the best defense of free speech ever made." --P.J. O'Rourke Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a challenging principle, subject to erosion in times of upheaval. Today, in...
The Fight for Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms
Rosenberg, Ian
Paper Book
A user's guide to understanding contemporary free speech issues in the United States Americans today are confronted by a barrage of questions relating to their free speech freedoms. What are libel laws, and do they need to be changed to stop the press from lying? Does Colin...
Freedom for the thought that we hate : a biography of the First Amendment
Lewis, Anthony
Paper Book
More than any other people on earth, Americans are free to say and write what they think. The media can air the secrets of the White House, the boardroom, or the bedroom with little fear of punishment or penalty. The reason for this extraordinary freedom is not a superior culture of tolerance,...
Free speech on campus
Chemerinsky, Erwin
Paper Book
Can free speech coexist with an inclusive campus environment? "An urgent and indispensable roadmap to guide us through one of the most divisive periods in American history."--Stephen Rohde, Los Angeles Review of Books ...

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