Conclusion: The Optimistic Skepticism of the Adversary First Amendment
Conclusion: The Optimistic Skepticism of the Adversary First Amendment
This chapter explains the inherent paradox of adversary democracy-namely, how the theory can simultaneously represent skepticism about the motivations of citizens and value speakers' promotion of their self-interest because of the manner in which it advances core values of liberal democratic theory.
Keywords: free speech, first amendment, cooperative democracy, adversary democracy, right to oppose, free speech paradox
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