Silencing the Opposition : How the U.S. Government Suppressed Freedom of Expression During Major Crises, Second Edition

Examines major challenges to the Fist Amendment and focuses on the extremely important paradigm shift of freedom of expression in the post-9/11 era. The first edition of Silencing the Opposition examined major challenges to the First Amendment using illustrative case studies of the various forms of governmental suppression in U.S. history. The essays provided a history of how governmental forces have used rhetorical strategies in simple and sophisticated ways to silence opponents. By studying which strategies are effective, how they evolve, and how they are unmasked, the authors offered a way to combat the strategies in the future. This second edition of Silencing the Opposition includes a revised introduction and conclusion, updated chapters, and three new chapters: one on the Suffragist movement; one on campaign spending reforms; and one on issues that flow from 9/11, including the Patriot Act and habeas corpus for 'enemy combatants.' In these revisions and additions, Smith has provided a valuable, timely collection that examines civil liberty reforms in the United States. The first edition of Silencing the Opposition examined major challenges to the First Amendment using illustrative case studies of the various forms of governmental suppression in our history. The essays showed that governmental forces have used rhetorical strategies in simple and sophisticated ways to silence opponents. By studying which strategies are effective, how they evolve, and how they are unmasked, the authors offered a better understanding to combat the strategies in the future. This second edition of Silencing the Opposition includes: a revised introduction and conclusion, updated chapters, and two new chapters, one on the Patriot Act and one on habeas corpus of'enemy combatants.'In these revisions and additions, Smith has arranged a valuable, timely collection appropriate for its focus on the last eight years of civil liberty reforms in the United States. Silencing the Opposition Contents Preface and Introduction 1. The Alien and Sedition Crisis 2. Lincoln and Habeas Corpus 3. The Radical Republicans and Reconstruction 4. Suppression of Native American Culture 5. Silencing the Union Movement 6. Suppression of the Suffrage Movement 7. The Red Scares 8. Suppression During the Vietnam Era 9. Suppressing Political SpeechThrough Broadcast Regulation and Campaign Reform 10. 9/11 and the Ensuing Restrictionson Civil Liberties 11. Conclusion Bibliography Contributors Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z This book examines challenges to the First Amendment by using case studies of various forms of government suppression in U.S. history