by Jim DeMint
First published 2007
Senator Jim DeMint argues that America faces a crisis of free speech. The nation that created unprecedented wealth and liberty now struggles to preserve the constitutional freedoms that built its success. DeMint contends that secular forces have joined with government power to silence traditional American voices. Court decisions, bureaucratic rules, and misguided legislation target institutions like the Boy Scouts, churches, businesses, and schools. The result leaves patriotic Americans afraid to speak their values publicly. DeMint and co-author Professor David Woodard trace how the First Amendment's original purpose has been twisted from protecting civic participation into defending destructive behavior. They show how a once confident nation has become pessimistic and confused about its moral foundation. The book calls Americans to reclaim their constitutional right to participate in public debate with traditional ideas and values, warning that future generations will inherit a weakened democracy unless principled citizens fight back against this assault on authentic free speech.
Genres: american, politics, social-issues, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: call-to-action
256 pages · Hardcover · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers