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Free Speech
by Nigel Warburton • 2009
Silencing one dissenter wounds truth. Hate speech and pornography test whether we still believe it.
3.64
873
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 92%
Silencing one dissenter wounds truth. Hate speech and pornography test whether we still believe it.
by Nigel Warburton 2009
3.64
873 ratings
You Can't Read This Book
by Nick Cohen • 2012
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
4.08
736
You Can't Read This Book Summary
You Can't Read This Book 92%
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
by Nick Cohen 2012
4.08
736 ratings
The Indispensable Right
by Jonathan Turley • 2024
Free speech was America's founding promise and its first betrayal. The pattern is repeating now.
4.36
414
The Indispensable Right Summary
The Indispensable Right 92%
Free speech was America's founding promise and its first betrayal. The pattern is repeating now.
by Jonathan Turley 2024
4.36
414 ratings
Free Speech
by Timothy Garton Ash • 2017
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
3.96
312
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 91%
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
by Timothy Garton Ash 2017
3.96
312 ratings
Free Speech And Why It Matters
by Andrew Doyle • 2021
The argument for free speech when offense is treated as violence and platforms police every word.
4.23
1k+
Free Speech And Why It Matters Summary
Free Speech And Why It Matters 91%
The argument for free speech when offense is treated as violence and platforms police every word.
by Andrew Doyle 2021
4.23
1k+ ratings
Free Speech
by Jacob Mchangama • 2022
Free speech has a 2,500-year losing streak, and the playbook for silencing it hasn't changed.
4.18
500
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 90%
Free speech has a 2,500-year losing streak, and the playbook for silencing it hasn't changed.
by Jacob Mchangama 2022
4.18
500 ratings
The Tyranny of Opinion
by Russell Blackford • 2018
Conformity is eating liberalism from the inside, and censors don't all sit on the right.
3.92
36
The Tyranny of Opinion Summary
The Tyranny of Opinion 90%
Conformity is eating liberalism from the inside, and censors don't all sit on the right.
by Russell Blackford 2018
3.92
36 ratings
From Fatwa to Jihad
by Kenan Malik • 2009
The Rushdie affair tore the multicultural consensus apart, moving Islam's fault line into Europe.
4.03
285
From Fatwa to Jihad Summary
From Fatwa to Jihad 89%
The Rushdie affair tore the multicultural consensus apart, moving Islam's fault line into Europe.
by Kenan Malik 2009
4.03
285 ratings
How Woke Won
by Joanna Williams • 2022
Woke ideology was not a grassroots uprising: it was imposed from above to divide and control.
4.09
175
How Woke Won Summary
How Woke Won 89%
Woke ideology was not a grassroots uprising: it was imposed from above to divide and control.
by Joanna Williams 2022
4.09
175 ratings
Don’t Burn This Book
by Dave Rubin • 2020
A former progressive's playbook for when the mob calls you a Nazi and demands an apology.
3.76
4k+
Don’t Burn This Book Summary
Don’t Burn This Book 89%
A former progressive's playbook for when the mob calls you a Nazi and demands an apology.
by Dave Rubin 2020
3.76
4k+ ratings
Google Archipelago
by Michael Rectenwald • 2019
Silicon Valley didn't just get political. It built a totalitarian machine and called it progress.
3.84
120
Google Archipelago Summary
Google Archipelago 89%
Silicon Valley didn't just get political. It built a totalitarian machine and called it progress.
by Michael Rectenwald 2019
3.84
120 ratings
The Identity Trap
by Yascha Mounk • 2023
An ideology that centers race and gender is dividing the left. The origin story, and a better way.
4.05
2k+
The Identity Trap Summary
The Identity Trap 89%
An ideology that centers race and gender is dividing the left. The origin story, and a better way.
by Yascha Mounk 2023
4.05
2k+ ratings
Cynical Theories
by Helen Pluckrose • 2020
How a philosophy that doubted all truth became an ideology that brooks no disagreement.
4.10
6k+
Cynical Theories Summary
Cynical Theories 89%
How a philosophy that doubted all truth became an ideology that brooks no disagreement.
by Helen Pluckrose 2020
4.10
6k+ ratings
Liberty in the Age of Terror
by A.C. Grayling • 2009
The West answered terrorism by curtailing the very liberties it claimed to protect.
3.57
143
Liberty in the Age of Terror Summary
Liberty in the Age of Terror 89%
The West answered terrorism by curtailing the very liberties it claimed to protect.
by A.C. Grayling 2009
3.57
143 ratings
Rise
by Brigitte Gabriel • 2018
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
4.31
100
Rise Summary
Rise 89%
Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.
by Brigitte Gabriel 2018
4.31
100 ratings
America's Cultural Revolution
by Christopher F. Rufo • 2023
The bombs stopped. The ideas didn't. How the 1960s left captured every institution you trust.
4.21
1k+
America's Cultural Revolution Summary
America's Cultural Revolution 88%
The bombs stopped. The ideas didn't. How the 1960s left captured every institution you trust.
by Christopher F. Rufo 2023
4.21
1k+ ratings
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
by Bill Maher • 2024
From cancel culture to pandemic theater, a comedian dismantles the pieties nobody else will touch.
4.18
5k+
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You Summary
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You 88%
From cancel culture to pandemic theater, a comedian dismantles the pieties nobody else will touch.
by Bill Maher 2024
4.18
5k+ ratings
Operation Hollywood
by David L. Robb • 2004
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
3.46
72
Operation Hollywood Summary
Operation Hollywood 88%
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
by David L. Robb 2004
3.46
72 ratings
We Need New Stories
by Nesrine Malik • 2021
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
4.02
996
We Need New Stories Summary
We Need New Stories 88%
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
by Nesrine Malik 2021
4.02
996 ratings
Speechless
by Michael J. Knowles • 2021
Political correctness is not politeness. It's a Gramscian takeover of culture, one word at a time.
4.24
3k+
Speechless Summary
Speechless 88%
Political correctness is not politeness. It's a Gramscian takeover of culture, one word at a time.
by Michael J. Knowles 2021
4.24
3k+ ratings
Truth in Our Times
by David E. McCraw • 2019
A newspaper lawyer versus a president who called the press the enemy. The inside story.
4.14
609
Truth in Our Times Summary
Truth in Our Times 88%
A newspaper lawyer versus a president who called the press the enemy. The inside story.
by David E. McCraw 2019
4.14
609 ratings
Spirit Of Community
by Amitai Etzioni • 1993
The rights expansion forgot the duties. What it cost American communities, and how to rebuild.
3.50
80
Spirit Of Community Summary
Spirit Of Community 88%
The rights expansion forgot the duties. What it cost American communities, and how to rebuild.
by Amitai Etzioni 1993
3.50
80 ratings
Slanted
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2020
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
4.31
1k+
Slanted Summary
Slanted 88%
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2020
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Long Slide
by Tucker Carlson • 2021
A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.
4.13
2k+
The Long Slide Summary
The Long Slide 88%
A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.
by Tucker Carlson 2021
4.13
2k+ ratings
Marxismo norteamericano
by Mark R. Levin • 2021
The radical ideology that captured American institutions, and a practical guide to reclaiming them.
4.16
4k+
Marxismo norteamericano Summary
Marxismo norteamericano 88%
The radical ideology that captured American institutions, and a practical guide to reclaiming them.
by Mark R. Levin 2021
4.16
4k+ ratings
The Constitution of Knowledge
by Jonathan Rauch • 2021
Two invisible rules keep society tethered to reality. Both are being dismantled.
4.25
2k+
The Constitution of Knowledge Summary
The Constitution of Knowledge 88%
Two invisible rules keep society tethered to reality. Both are being dismantled.
by Jonathan Rauch 2021
4.25
2k+ ratings
Parasitic Mind
by Gad Saad • 2020
The West is not just polarized; it is infected. The pathogen came from the university.
3.94
9k+
Parasitic Mind Summary
Parasitic Mind 88%
The West is not just polarized; it is infected. The pathogen came from the university.
by Gad Saad 2020
3.94
9k+ ratings
The War on the West
by Douglas Murray • 2022
The West is waging a cultural war on itself. No other civilization joins in.
4.26
10k+
The War on the West Summary
The War on the West 88%
The West is waging a cultural war on itself. No other civilization joins in.
by Douglas Murray 2022
4.26
10k+ ratings
On Tyranny
by Timothy Snyder • 2017
What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.
4.29
112k+
On Tyranny Summary
On Tyranny 88%
What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.
by Timothy Snyder 2017
4.29
112k+ ratings
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps
by Ben Shapiro • 2020
Three principles made America. A rival philosophy now insists all three were the problem all along.
4.06
5k+
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps Summary
How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps 88%
Three principles made America. A rival philosophy now insists all three were the problem all along.
by Ben Shapiro 2020
4.06
5k+ ratings
Last Words
by George Carlin • 2009
Seven words got him arrested, fired, and all the way to the Supreme Court.
3.97
15k+
Last Words Summary
Last Words 88%
Seven words got him arrested, fired, and all the way to the Supreme Court.
by George Carlin 2009
3.97
15k+ ratings
Don't Burn This Country
by Dave Rubin • 2022
The left ate itself; dissent got you canceled. A survivor's playbook.
3.90
498
Don't Burn This Country Summary
Don't Burn This Country 88%
The left ate itself; dissent got you canceled. A survivor's playbook.
by Dave Rubin 2022
3.90
498 ratings
Arguably
by Christopher Hitchens • 2011
Tyranny, religion, empire, sentimentality: what remains after clarity and history have their say.
4.20
10k+
Arguably Summary
Arguably 88%
Tyranny, religion, empire, sentimentality: what remains after clarity and history have their say.
by Christopher Hitchens 2011
4.20
10k+ ratings
The College Scam
by Charlie Kirk • 2022
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
4.18
605
The College Scam Summary
The College Scam 88%
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
by Charlie Kirk 2022
4.18
605 ratings
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
by Maria Ressa • 2022
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
4.36
7k+
How to Stand Up to a Dictator Summary
How to Stand Up to a Dictator 88%
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
by Maria Ressa 2022
4.36
7k+ ratings
The War on Science
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2025
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
3.22
121
The War on Science Summary
The War on Science 88%
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2025
3.22
121 ratings
That Librarian
by Amanda Jones • 2024
A librarian spoke against censorship at a board meeting. The death threats arrived by morning.
3.73
5k+
That Librarian Summary
That Librarian 88%
A librarian spoke against censorship at a board meeting. The death threats arrived by morning.
by Amanda Jones 2024
3.73
5k+ ratings
Step Across This Line
by Salman Rushdie • 2002
A death sentence for a book. A decade of essays on freedom, Oz, and writing anyway.
3.93
1k+
Step Across This Line Summary
Step Across This Line 88%
A death sentence for a book. A decade of essays on freedom, Oz, and writing anyway.
by Salman Rushdie 2002
3.93
1k+ ratings
Fight for Liberty
by Mark Lasswell • 2018
Democracy is besieged by authoritarians abroad. The weakening at home is the harder fight.
3.92
50
Fight for Liberty Summary
Fight for Liberty 88%
Democracy is besieged by authoritarians abroad. The weakening at home is the harder fight.
by Mark Lasswell 2018
3.92
50 ratings
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
by Konstantin Kisin • 2022
A Russian immigrant watches the West abandon freedoms his family fled the Soviet Union to reach.
4.24
2k+
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West Summary
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West 88%
A Russian immigrant watches the West abandon freedoms his family fled the Soviet Union to reach.
by Konstantin Kisin 2022
4.24
2k+ ratings
The Twilight of Common Dreams
by Todd Gitlin • 1995
The Left abandoned class for identity, and the Right took the country. An anatomy of surrender.
3.43
53
The Twilight of Common Dreams Summary
The Twilight of Common Dreams 88%
The Left abandoned class for identity, and the Right took the country. An anatomy of surrender.
by Todd Gitlin 1995
3.43
53 ratings
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht
by Susan Dalgety • 2024
Scotland tried to erase the word woman from law. Ordinary women fought back, and a government fell.
4.44
347
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht Summary
The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht 88%
Scotland tried to erase the word woman from law. Ordinary women fought back, and a government fell.
by Susan Dalgety 2024
4.44
347 ratings
Race Marxism
by James Lindsay • 2022
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
4.23
364
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism 88%
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
by James Lindsay 2022
4.23
364 ratings
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2015
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
3.59
859
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 88%
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
by Jason F. Stanley 2015
3.59
859 ratings
Context
by Cory Doctorow • 2011
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
3.66
372
Context Summary
Context 87%
Copyright law failed creators. The internet didn't; the platforms that locked it down did.
by Cory Doctorow 2011
3.66
372 ratings
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad • 2025
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
4.57
67k+
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Summary
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This 87%
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
by Omar El Akkad 2025
4.57
67k+ ratings
Letters to a Young Contrarian
by Christopher Hitchens • 2001
Thinking for yourself will cost you friends and comfort. This is why you do it anyway.
4.13
13k+
Letters to a Young Contrarian Summary
Letters to a Young Contrarian 87%
Thinking for yourself will cost you friends and comfort. This is why you do it anyway.
by Christopher Hitchens 2001
4.13
13k+ ratings
The Quotable Hitchens from Alcohol to Zionism
by Christopher Hitchens • 2011
Faith corrodes, speech must be absolute, and some wars are just: Hitchens at his most unsparing.
4.11
1k+
The Quotable Hitchens from Alcohol to Zionism Summary
The Quotable Hitchens from Alcohol to Zionism 87%
Faith corrodes, speech must be absolute, and some wars are just: Hitchens at his most unsparing.
by Christopher Hitchens 2011
4.11
1k+ ratings
This Is an Uprising
by Mark Engler • 2016
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
4.20
1k+
This Is an Uprising Summary
This Is an Uprising 87%
Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.
by Mark Engler 2016
4.20
1k+ ratings
Attack from Within
by Barbara McQuade • 2024
The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.
4.13
2k+
Attack from Within Summary
Attack from Within 87%
The one freedom America cannot defend itself against is the one it cherishes most: free speech.
by Barbara McQuade 2024
4.13
2k+ ratings
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