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10%OFFWayne Batchis - The Right's First Amendment. The Politics of Free Speech & the Return of Conservative Libertarianism.  - 9780804798006 - V9780804798006
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The Right's First Amendment. The Politics of Free Speech & the Return of Conservative Libertarianism.

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Description for The Right's First Amendment. The Politics of Free Speech & the Return of Conservative Libertarianism. Paperback. Series: Stanford Studies in Law and Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JPFM; LA; LND; LNDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.

Not so long ago, being aggressively "pro–free speech" was as closely associated with American political liberalism as being pro-choice, pro–affirmative action, or pro–gun control. With little notice, this political dynamic has been shaken to the core. The Right's First Amendment examines how conservatives came to adopt and co-opt constitutional free speech rights.

In the 1960s, free speech on college campuses was seen as a guarantee for social agitators, hippies, and peaceniks. Today, for many conservatives, it represents instead a crucial shield that protects traditionalists from a perceived scourge of political correctness and liberal oversensitivity. Over a similar period, free ... Read more

Wayne Batchis offers a fresh entry point into these issues by grounding his study in both political and legal scholarship. Surveying six decades of writings from the preeminent conservative publication National Review alongside the evolving constitutional law and ideological predispositions of Supreme Court justices deciding these issues, Batchis asks the conservative political movement to answer to its judicial logic, revealing how this keystone of our civic American beliefs now carries a much more complex and nuanced political identity.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Stanford Studies in Law and Politics
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804798006
SKU
V9780804798006
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About Wayne Batchis
Wayne Batchis is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Delaware.

Reviews for The Right's First Amendment. The Politics of Free Speech & the Return of Conservative Libertarianism.
"The Right's First Amendment is an important and very readable guide to the transition from conservative moralism to conservative libertarianism. Batchis expertly documents the powerful impact of this thirty-year transition on constitutional law, politics, and the development of free speech."—Mark Graber, University of Maryland School of Law "In the realm of 21st century constitutional law, few developments have been as ... Read more

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