Publisher's Synopsis
This collection of the best writing from the Free Expression Policy Project (2001-2017) highlights events and controversies that continue to resonate in American culture and law. Topics range from loyalty oaths, the Muhammad cartoons, and junk science to the FCC;s censorship of "indecency" on the airwaves, legislative efforts to restrict violent video games, Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl, and copyright issues involving James Joyce, Tennessee Williams, and Fantasy Baseball. From basic questions about the meaning of the First Amendment to specific issues of art censorship, copyright, and the structure of the media industry, FEPP's news reports and commentaries provide lively narratives along with basic grounding in the ironies and complexities of. free expression politics and laws.
