America Under Barack Obama

John W. Whitehead

12/24/2009

An Interview with Nat Hentoff

Hentoff’s views on the rights of Americans to write, think and speak freely are expressed in his columns. He is also an authority on First Amendment defense, the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court, students’ rights and education. Friends and critics alike describe him as the kind of writer, and citizen, that all should aspire to be – “less interested in ‘exclusives’ than in ‘making a difference.’” Critiquing Hentoff’s autobiography, Speaking Freely, Nicholas von Hoffman refers to him as “a trusting man, a gentle man, just and undeviatingly consistent.”

The interview follows …..

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