Trumped Up, Alan M. Dershowitz
Trumped Up, Alan M. Dershowitz
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Trumped Up
How Criminalization of Political Differences Endangers Democracy

Author: Alan M. Dershowitz

Narrator: John Pruden

Unabridged: 7 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2018

Synopsis

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.

About Alan M. Dershowitz

Alan M. Dershowitz is a Brooklyn native who has been called "the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer" and one of its "most distinguished defenders of individual rights." He is the author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Trials of Zion, Rights from Wrongs, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Chutzpah. Alan is also an emeritus professor of law at Harvard Law School.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dick on June 28, 2018

I always disliked Alan Dershowitz, what he thought and what he stood for. Then, I made the mistake of reading one of his books. This one, like all of his works, challenges you and make you reconsider your own opinions. I look forward to the next collection of his work that I have the benefit of read......more

Goodreads review by Vivian on January 07, 2018

Love him, little Jewish liberal......more

Goodreads review by skip thurnauer on March 16, 2018

Mr. Dershowitz is a well-known defender of civil liberties. In my mind, the best part of"Trumped Up" was the introduction. There Dershowitz introduces many of the themes that reoccur throughout the book. I didn't realize "Trumped Up" was a collection of previously published articles until I began re......more

Goodreads review by Carole on January 08, 2019

I read this book out of curiosity (It was a Kindle Unlimited) Alan Dershowitz is a centralist Liberal. He voted for Clinton, really doesn't like Sanders (who he believes is anti-Semitic) He is a Brooklyn native who has been called 'the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer' and one of it'......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on November 22, 2020

Very solid book coming from a clearly distinguished attorney. Reading Alan's work definitely makes me feel like he is someone who puts the constitution and the law above politics, which coincides with his legal past as an often controversial attorney. The book is short and to the point and gives an......more

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