Review: Freedom From Speech

I thought Allen Mendenhall's review of the book Freedom From Speech was a pretty good read by itself. The book deals with the increasing tendency on college campuses to prohibit speech with might offend just about anyone:

What Lukianoff calls "the thought pattern of the modern American censor" is reducible to this decree: "there must be zero tolerance for anything that anyone might consider offensive, regardless of the context." - See more at: http://libertyunbound.com/node/1337#sthash.o5vVWn34.dpuf

"Who gets to decide what is offensive and what isn't? How do we determine who is worthy of such power? By what criteria should allegedly offensive statements be evaluated for acceptability? What's a manageable method for regulating speech if people of every background and belief are prone to offense at some phrase, characterization, or tone?"

What Lukianoff calls "the thought pattern of the modern American censor" is reducible to this decree: "there must be zero tolerance for anything that anyone might consider offensive, regardless of the context."
This impossible standard raises countless questions. Who gets to decide what is offensive and what isn't? How do we determine who is worthy of such power? By what criteria should allegedly offensive statements be evaluated for acceptability? What's a manageable method for regulating speech if people of every background and belief are prone to offense at some phrase, characterization, or tone?
- See more at: http://libertyunbound.com/node/1337#sthash.o5vVWn34.dpuf

The book is only 61 pages. Short enough even for my limited attention span. I see the book sells for only $4.19. I might just buy one.