A right to lie? : presidents, other liars, and the First Amendment /
"Is there any way to stop a president who lies constantly about matters large and small, who regularly displays his disconnection from facts or verifiable reality, and whose lies endanger the nation and threaten the very foundations of democracy? This book approaches that question and more by e...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press
[2021]
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv19cwdg7 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Truth matters : 1. Something is rotten
- Part II. No harm, no foul : 2. Surprise, lies are protected speech: United States v. Alvarez
- 3. Incredible lies: defamation and birtherism
- Part III. Lies affecting democracy : 4. The Ministry of Truth: uncontrollable campaign lies
- 5. Viral lies: life and death in the COVID-19 Era
- 6. The President works for us
- 7. Lies matter.