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Freedom Of Speech: Mightier Than The Sword

  With his best seller The Working Poor, Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times veteran David Shipler cemented his place among our most trenchant social commentators. Now he turns his incisive reporting to a critical American ideal: freedom of speech.

Measured yet sweeping his new book, Freedom of Speech, brilliantly reveals the triumphs and challenges of defining and protecting the boundaries of free expression in modern America.

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.