Research Catalog

Title

The intimidation game : how the Left is silencing free speech / Kimberley Strassel.

Author

Strassel, Kimberley A.

Publication

New York : Twelve, 2016.

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Description

xiii, 396 pages; 24 cm

Summary

For nearly forty years, Washington and much of the American public have held up "disclosure" and "campaign finance laws" as ideals, and the path to cleaner and freer elections. This narrative will show, through disturbing, first-person accounts, how both have instead been hijacked by the Left as weapons against free speech and free association, becoming the most powerful tools of those intent on silencing their political opposition. Democrats have in the past decade used them to sic the IRS, the Federal government, state prosecutors, and activists on those who "violate" these confusing regulations, and that campaign continues"--

Subject

• Political participation
• Freedom of speech
• Honesty > Political aspects
• Campaign funds
• United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017

Note

• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

An "oh shit" moment -- Publius & Co. -- Bare knuckles -- Fascist monstrosity -- The Big Banana -- Call out the dogs -- True the targeting -- Living the lie -- Frosted -- The unraveling -- The fix is in -- Waiting for disco -- Government shutdown -- Star chamber -- Shakedown -- Corporate blackmail -- Driving Durbin -- Climate crusade -- Raid day -- Fight club -- The President has a list -- A Koch and a smile -- Prop hate -- On the side of might.

ISBN

• 9781455591886
• 1455591882
• 9781455591909 (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

951465551

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library