Free Speech, Publics, and Democracy: Challenges of Capitalism and the Internet

• In Event: Democratic Talk: Deliberation, Communication, and Technology

Brief Overview

This paper evaluates how the category of free speech in the U.S. (and, to a lesser extent, the U.K.) affects 'truth,' 'politics, and 'democracy' -- arguing for its newly ambiguous benefits amid currents of capitalism, social media, and inequality.

Author

• John R. Wallach, CUNY Hunter College & The Graduate Center