{"product_id":"is-free-speech-under-threat-paperback","title":"Is Free Speech Under Threat? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Lydia Riley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Nossel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIntelligence Squared\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo leading thinkers present alternative answers to one of the most difficult and divisive questions of our times: Is free speech under threat?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, the leading free expression organization, argues that alongside the necessary and long-overdue elevation of minority voices in recent years, there has also arisen an uncompromising intolerance - most notably on university campuses and online - that wrongly equates a wide range of offensive speech with violence and seeks to shut it down. This has led to an escalating free speech arms race, from which everyone loses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charlotte Lydia Riley, historian of empire and editor of The Free Speech Wars, argues that accusations of cancel culture and defenses of free speech are too often disingenuous attempts to fuel a culture war and so inhibit an important realignment in which hateful speech is at last being called out for what it is and the right to free expression is being extended to more people than ever before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published in conjunction with Intelligence Squared, the world's leading curator of debate, this book is part of the THINK AGAIN series: short books that present two expert, contrasting but equally persuasive views in a single volume that can be read from either end.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Lydia Riley\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian of twentieth-century Britain at the University of Southampton, specialising in questions about empire, politics, culture and identity. She is editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Free Speech Wars \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003ci\u003eImperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has appeared in a wide range of publications including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times, Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e. She tweets @lottelydia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Nossel\u003c\/b\u003e is the CEO of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organisation, and is a key voice on free expression issues in the United States and globally. During the Obama administration, Nossel served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organisations. She has also served as a senior leader in global human rights organizations and as a media executive. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDare To Speak: Defending Free Speech For All\u003c\/i\u003e and has been widely published in outlets including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and more. She is a Member of the Meta Oversight Board which applies human rights principles to shape high impact content moderation decisions on social media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47533905215737,"sku":"9781529935714","price":23.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/mLCH92AD7C9781529935714.webp?v=1773879697","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/is-free-speech-under-threat-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}