Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment Audiobook (Unabridged)

" A book only a First Amendment geek could love. I loved it. "

" Another great book. This is a good book that covers the basic history of the first amendment, which is at the core of what this country is supposed to be about. I'll need read this again to digest all the details. It abstracts a lot of the details of the legal cases but is very clear and easy to read. "

" This is a masterful book that thoroughly examines the First Amendment and all that has gone right and all that has gone wrong with it since its inception. It is moderately advanced reading, but it is objective and historical. Excellent book for anyone writing a paper on this amendment. "

" This book is a decent overview of 1st Amendment cases throughout history in the United States. It doesn't go terribly deep into things most of the time but it was interesting to see how things progressed over time. "

" A Paideia book. I read this for the research project. I used a little bit of the Marketplace of Ideas information in the book. The paper I wrote is called Equality in the First Amendment: A Argument for Campaign Finance Reform. "

" I learned about the evolution of the Court's interpretation of the First Amendment. But I think in his effort to be concise, Lewis did not do enough to tell the stories. "

" This isn't well suited as an audiobook...on a long trip it would probably put you to sleep. The narrator was partially to blame but the text didn't do much to liven up the subject. There are some interesting issues at play, but this isn't one of those books that brings the law to life. "

" Informative and really interesting historical perspective on First Amendment. "

" Really enjoy reading about the first amendment. This book makes the point that the literal words of the first amendment have little to do with the law at this point -- what we think of as the first amendment is really the collection of supreme court decisions. "

" A lively history of my favorite Constitutional guarantee! Never dull, Lewis tells the stories behind the cases that shaped policy and law-- and they are engrossing. He ultimately demonstrates that freedom has a cost, and you take the good with the bad. "

" Cool title -- thank you justice Holmes! Other than that... not a very cool book. "

" More information than I ever wanted on the First Amendment in just under 200 pages. But the history of how it's evolved over time is really interesting. "

" A solid, short, accessible book on the First Amendment. I liked his historical perspective but his opinion at the end of chapters took a bit away from the book- they were not well fleshed out and did not mesh with how the book was as a whole. "

" A dry and brief treatise on the evolution and various aspects of freedom of speech. "Bold judicial decisions have made the country what it is." "

" Not a bad background book on the first amendment. The author could have injected a little more of his thoughts around some of the decisions, rather than it being almost entirely factual, but it certainly had some thought-provoking sections. "

" I found this book to be a thoughtful legal and historical investigation to the nuances of the 1st Amendment and its relationship to the rest of the Constitution. Not too wrapped up in legal jargon, very readable fairly quickly. "

" I expected this to add to my existing knowledge of the First Amendment, but it just served as a refresher course. Skip this book if you have a working knowledge of the subject. "

" A great little book that reminds us that we do indeed have a unique approach to free speech. Though my journalist friends might be surprised at how much disdain Lewis has for his colleagues' claims of press privileges. "

" Really solid overview of the historical perspective of freedom of speech/press. It's what I read instead of the assigned reading for my First Amendment class. "

" I learned about the evolution of the Court's interpretation of the First Amendment. But I think in his effort to be concise, Lewis did not do enough to tell the stories. "

" This isn't well suited as an audiobook...on a long trip it would probably put you to sleep. The narrator was partially to blame but the text didn't do much to liven up the subject. There are some interesting issues at play, but this isn't one of those books that brings the law to life. "

" Informative and really interesting historical perspective on First Amendment. "

" A solid, short, accessible book on the First Amendment. I liked his historical perspective but his opinion at the end of chapters took a bit away from the book- they were not well fleshed out and did not mesh with how the book was as a whole. "

" This book is a decent overview of 1st Amendment cases throughout history in the United States. It doesn't go terribly deep into things most of the time but it was interesting to see how things progressed over time. "

" This is a masterful book that thoroughly examines the First Amendment and all that has gone right and all that has gone wrong with it since its inception. It is moderately advanced reading, but it is objective and historical. Excellent book for anyone writing a paper on this amendment. "

" Cool title -- thank you justice Holmes! Other than that... not a very cool book. "

" I found this book to be a thoughtful legal and historical investigation to the nuances of the 1st Amendment and its relationship to the rest of the Constitution. Not too wrapped up in legal jargon, very readable fairly quickly. "

" A lively history of my favorite Constitutional guarantee! Never dull, Lewis tells the stories behind the cases that shaped policy and law-- and they are engrossing. He ultimately demonstrates that freedom has a cost, and you take the good with the bad. "

" A book only a First Amendment geek could love. I loved it. "