Is Free
Speech becoming more limited in America?
John Stossel considers that in his
recent Fox News hour, "Censored in America."
Words can wound, so
should we have increased limits around free speech? Why or why not? Does free
speech have a special role in a free society?
"Censored
in America" says that students are sometimes kept away from words and
ideas they might find disturbing. What do you think? Are there areas in society
today where we should allow more free speech? Are there areas where we should restrict
free speech?
Please write
a 500-1000 word essay on this topic. You should include your own examples of
free speech controversies, and you must include at least one reference to the
TV special or Stossel's book, "No They Can't."
Here is the link to the video:
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