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Eric Berkowitz

Eric Berkowitz is San Francisco-based writer, human rights lawyer, and journalist. His book, "Dangerous Ideas: A Brief History of Censorship in the West from the Ancients to Fake News," will be released in May from Beacon Press.

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The U.S. doesn’t need to rewrite its hate speech rules

Eric Berkowitz
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How dissent gets criminalized: America’s right to insult the government is under attack

Eric Berkowitz
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Parental rights for rapists? You’d be surprised how cruel the law can be

Eric Berkowitz