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Table of Contents:

• ch. 1. Should there be limits to free speech?
• 1. Limits must be imposed on free speech / Jonah Goldberg
• 2. Free speech must be protected / American Civil Liberties Union
• 3. Censorship should be used for the protection of children / Levin W. Saunders
• 4. Censorship is not an effective way to protect children / Charles Taylor
• 5. The press should practice self-censorship during times of crisis / Carlos A. Kelly
• 6. The press should not be censored during times of crisis / Anthony Lewis
• 7. Telemarketers should be censored / David Ebel
• 8. Censorship of telemarketers violates the First Amendment / Rodney Smolla
• ch. 2. Should the Internet be censored?
• 1. Internet filters should be used in libraries / William H. Rehnquist
• 2. Internet filters should not be used in libraries / Clarence Page
• 3. Internet pornography should be censored / J. Robert Flores
• 4. The government should not censor Internet pornography / Eugene Volokh
• 5. Regulations should be implemented to reduce spam / Charles E. Schumer
• 6. Regulations should not be implemented to reduce unwanted spam / Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.
• ch. 3. Has America's war on terrorism led to increased censorship?
• 1. The Patriot Act has led to increased censorship in the United States / Eleanor J. Bader
• 2. The Patriot Ace has not led to unnecessary censorship in the United States / John Ashcroft
• 3. The right to dissent has been threatened in the war on terrorism / Simon Houpt

• 4. The right to dissent has not been threatened in the war on terrorism / Bobby Eberle
• 5. The U.S. occupation of Iraq has resulted in Iraqi media censorship / Alex Gourevitch
• 6. The U.S. occupation of Iraq has resulted in Iraqi media freedom / Ilene R. Prusher
• ch. 4. Is freedom in the United States threatened by censorship?
• 1. Government regulation of broadcasters is a threat to freedom / Adam Thierer
• 2. Government regulation of broadcasters is necessary / Jonathan S. Adelstein
• 3. Censorship by media conglomerates threatens democracy / Gene Kimmelman
• 4. Current media ownership rules promote freedom of speech / Michael K. Powell
• 5. The proposed Flag Protection Amendment is a threat to liberty in America / Gary E. May
• 6. The proposed Flag Protection Amendment is not a threat to liberty in America / Patrick H. Brady.

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Contributors:

Nakaya, Andrea C., 1976-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

Subjects:

Censorship — United States

Mass media — Censorship — United States

Internet — Censorship — United States

Freedom of speech — United States

Censorship

Mass media — Censorship

Mass media

Internet — Censorship

Internet

Freedom of speech

United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-186) and index.

Physical Description:

192 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Call Numbers:

Z658.U5 C433 2005

ISBNs:

0737729252 (lib, alk. paper)
0737729260 (pbk., alk. paper)

Other Standard Numbers:

International Article Number: 9780737729252

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2004054309

OCLC Numbers:

56613815