Censorship
Censorship | Government Censorship Would Benefit Society
“Judicious government censorship is not the enemy of freedom but its guarantor.”
Constant exposure to graphic sex and violence in the entertainment media brutalizes and desensitizes the viewer, argues Roger Kimball in the following viewpoint. Society was better off when the government censored sex and violence, as it did throughout most of American history. Kimball maintains that when graphic depictions of sex are forbidden, the audience’s imagination makes the story richer. Kimball is the managing editor of New Criterion and author of The Long March: How the...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Should the Right to Free Speech Be Restricted?
- Government Censorship Would Benefit Society
- Speech Should Not Be Restricted
- Hate Speech Should Be Banned
- Hate Speech Should Not Be Banned
- Flag Desecration Should Be Banned
- Flag Desecration Should Not Be Banned
- The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Be Restricted
- The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Not Be Restricted
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Chapter 2: Should Pornography Be Censored?
- Pornography Should Be Censored
- Pornography Should Not Be Censored
- The Federal Government Can Regulate Internet Pornography
- Federal Regulation of Internet Pornography Is Unconstitutional
- Internet Pornography Should Have Its Own Domain
- A Separate Domain for Internet Pornography Would Violate Free Speech
- Chapter 3: Should Schools and Libraries Practice Censorship?
- Chapter 4: Should the Arts and Entertainment Industries Be Censored?
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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