Worst Instincts

Worst Instincts Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU

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Publisher's Synopsis

When an organization committed to free speech succumbs to pressure to suppress internal criticism and disregard or "spin" the truth, it offers important lessons for other associations, corporations, and governments. Wendy Kaminer, a renowned advocate of civil liberties, calls on her experience as a dissident member of the American Civil Liberties Union national board to tell an inside story of dramatic ethical decline that has much to teach us about the land mines of groupthink.

Note from the Author

Ch. 2, The Problem with Partisanship, note 2.

This book is not a comprehensive expose of ACLU controversies, (which would be too tedious for me to write or you to read,) and the Beacon Press archive only documents this book; but my colleagues and I have been in the process of making a comprehensive record available in another publicly accessible archive.

Book information

ISBN: 9780807044360
Publisher: Beacon Press
Imprint: Beacon Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 198g
Height: 208mm
Width: 135mm
Spine width: 13mm