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Trumped Up: How Criminalization of Political Differences Endangers Democracy
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Trumped Up: How Criminalization of Political Differences Endangers Democracy

Written by Alan M. Dershowitz

Narrated by John Pruden

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In our current age of hyper-partisan politics, nearly everyone takes sides. This is especially true with regard to the Trump presidency, which did not cause this profound division but has drawn it to the surface, making it the dominant paradigm of political debate. Both sides scream lock 'em up, criminalizing political difference instead of making substantive criticisms of opposing views. This deeply undemocratic fallacy-that political sins must be investigated and prosecuted as criminal-is an exceedingly dangerous trend. The underlying problem, Alan Dershowitz argues, is that we have weakened our national commitment to civil liberties. The vibrant center is weakening, with traditional liberalism and conservatism becoming further apart-not just in approach but also in their respect for Constitutional norms. And unless we as a nation begin to focus again on what unites us rather than on what divides us, America might not survive the next decade.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 27, 2018
ISBN9781974921676
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Trumped Up: How Criminalization of Political Differences Endangers Democracy
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Alan M. Dershowitz

Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer known for his work in U.S. constitutional law and American criminal law. He taught at Harvard Law School, where he was appointed the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law. Dershowitz is a regular media contributor, political commentator, and legal analyst.

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