Eric Berkowitz

Human rights lawyer; sometime journalist. Author of "Dangerous Ideas" a vivid history of Western censorship. (Beacon (US)); Westbourne Press (UK), May, 2021)

[Eric Berkowitz @ericberkowitz4]

I've written a rollicking history of censorship, with burning Roman rabbis, emotionally touchy slaveowners, post-war free speech experiments, and social media screw-ups. https://t.co/HCrAUde2C9

[Eric Berkowitz @ericberkowitz4]

@ThatChrisRyan Was just thinking the same thing, and feeling content with our agent.

[Benzi Sanders @BenzionSanders]

By far the most powerful Israeli response I have seen.

This 19 year old girl survived the horrific massacre in Kibbutz Be’eri.

This is her message to her fellow Israelis and to the world.

Watch the whole thing.

[Joel J Miller @joeljmiller]

With those 3 unintended consequences—see above—banning books has the additional negative of placing banners in the singularly ugly tradition of those who intentionally prohibit and destroy knowledge. As @ericberkowitz4 and @richove attest, it’s a bad look.
https://t.co/VdlkNw4s14

[Eric Berkowitz @ericberkowitz4]

Thanks, verucasaltamish!

[Amalita Amalfi Updates @verucasaltamish]

I read these two books back in 2015 and I was SHOCKED by how much I learned (especially by the more recent one) but thinking I’m going to give a revisit to help color and frame this very recent prudishness and anti-trans cultural wave. Highly recommend @ericberkowitz4

[Eric Berkowitz @ericberkowitz4]

@JMchangama Done!

[Dhiraj Kacker @dhirajkacker]

@DrJBhattacharya As @ericberkowitz4 has documented in this book: all through history ideas that are banned become more dear. As has been said a hundred times, the way to fight speech considered bad/incorrect is more speech; banning gives it more life. https://t.co/Yd0pRjMLuU

[Eric Berkowitz @ericberkowitz4]

@prepared_fruit Lord Louie Peanuts of Garret Leight.

[Eric Berkowitz @ericberkowitz4]

@anthonyd3 Bad boy. Should’ve invited me. You know how I feel about lasagna.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Silencing the Journalists, by @JoyceWhiteVance https://t.co/hqTjBn98b2

[Eric Berkowitz @ericberkowitz4]

@kevinmmcintosh Love this!

[Yvonne Wingett Sanchez @yvonnewingett]

ARIZONA— Former Arizona attorney general Terry Goddard and former Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley urge Attorney @GeneralBrnovich, Cochise Co attorney to investigate whether 2 Cochise Co supervisors broke AZ criminal law by “willfully, refusing to certify” election results.

[All Voting is Local @VotingIsLocal]

"The refusal to certify the results is directly tied to those who would rather sow distrust in our electoral process than protect our democracy and ensure that all votes are counted," said @alexgulotta after Cochise Co., AZ failed to certify yesterday. https://t.co/xKfyz0gw7n

[Alex Gulotta @alexgulotta]

More on the undemocratic activities in Cochise County.

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

CNN National House Exit Poll

R+ 13 65+
R+ 11 45-64

D +2 30-44
D +28 18-29

Millennials and Gen Z made the red wave a red ripple. You’re welcome.

[Katie Hobbs @katiehobbs]

Less than 1 day to go. Democracy is on the line, Arizona. Let’s win this thing.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Thank you, Barack Obama.

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

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[Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell]

The fight for the midterms is a fight for the future. That’s why I’ve released this closing argument … wait to the end.

#WeWontGoBack

[Alex Gulotta @alexgulotta]

Voting rights ascending — federal judge enjoins intimidators and Pinal County votes to trust our election officials and tried and true processes!
#GoodDay