EIP6 Free Speech

35. Freedom of Thought and Discussion — John Stuart Mill

36. The Price We Pay? Pornography and Harm — Susan J. Brison

37. The Right to Get Turned On: Pornography, Autonomy, Equality — Andrew Altman

38. Sticks and Stones — John Arthur

39. Speech Codes and Expressive Harm — Andrew Altman

Against all restrictions on hate speech. A group opposed to any restriction of free speech on the internet — even racially derogatory speech.
Bibliography on hate speech.
Matsuda, Mari. Interview on NPR's Talk of the Nation. Matsuda is one of the premier spokespeople advocating limiting hate speech.

ACLU position on free speech.
Citizen Internet Empowerment Coalition. Includes links to recent court cases.
Congress Link. Links to primary resources about the US Congress, including free speech issues.
"Civil Liberties after 9/11." Entire issue of the Boston Review.
First Amendment. Radio interview with John Seigenthaler, Director of the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, and former editor of The Tennessean and USA Today. [RealAudio]
Free Speech Movement. Group advocating extensive free speech. Essays, etc.
Edward R. Murrow's classic speech on journalism, an informed citizenry, and a vibrant democracy. Text and audio.
Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. The entire book from which the first selection in this section was taken.
Various books and essays on Liberty from The Liberty Library.

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. The main organization arguing for the importance of maintaining the "wall of separation" between church and state.
Jefferson's letter to Danbury Baptists (where he coins the phrase "wall of separation between church and state").
Kitzmiller v. Dover. Federal court decision on teaching Intelligent Design in public schools. Includes testimony background and analysis. More links and the Discovery Institute's response.
Science, Evolution, and Creationism. National Academy of Sciences book on the "debate" between evolution and creationism.

Andrea Dworkin. Page devoted to her work, including excerpts from her books advocating the illegality of pornography.
Darwall, Stephen. "Pornography and Censorship" (Section 1) (Section 2). Lecture notes.
Griffin, Susan. "Pornography and Silence." Transcript of a 1981 radio interview about how pornography silences women.
Russell, Diana. "Pornography as a Cause of Rape." Excerpts from her book by this name (1994).

Center for Democracy and Technology. Debates about policies governing the internet.
Electronic Frontier Foundation. Advocacy group dedicated to free speech, especially on the internet.
van Camp, Julie. "Indecency on the Internet." In 1996-97 Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook, Stephen F. Breimer, Robert Thorne, and John David Viera (eds).

Conscientious Objection. Should pharmacists be able to refuse to fill prescriptions they think are immoral?

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