This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate the state of freedom of speech and the use of censorship in the United States and around the world.

Part I. Should there be limits to free speech? -- The press should be censored during wartime / Tony Blankley -- The press should not be censored during wartime / Dean Baquet and Bill Keller -- The arts should be censored / Ben Shapiro -- The arts should not be censored / Dominic Cooke -- The press should self-censor anti-Islamic views / Haroon Siddiqui -- The press should not self-censor anti-Islamic views / Flemming Rose -- Part II. Should the Internet be censored? -- Internet filters are effective / Jacob Sullum -- Internet filters are ineffective / Matt Villano -- Laws to make the Internet neutral will endanger families / Cesar Conda -- Laws to make the Internet neutral will prevent censorship / Damian Kulash -- Laws to make the Internet neutral may cause censorship / Phil Kerpen -- Part III. Is free speech censored worldwide? -- The Internet is censored in repressive countries / Adam B. Kushner -- Bloggers evade Internet censorship in repressive countries / Richard Seymour -- China's Internet censorship is effective / James Fallows -- China's Internet censorship can be circumvented / April Gu -- U.S. companies are abetting Internet censorship in China / Jonathan Mirsky -- U.S. companies are promoting Internet freedom in China / Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. and Peter Suderman -- Part IV. Is freedom in the United States threatened by censorship? -- Books are being banned in the United States / Debra Lau Whelan -- Book banning is declining in the United States / Rob Boston -- Student speech should not be censored / Debra J. Saunders -- Student speech should be censored / Daniel Henninger -- The proposed Flag Desecration Amendment is a threat to freedom / Nat Hentoff -- The proposed Flag Desecration Amendment is not a threat to freedom / Bill Frist -- Regulation of talk radio will threaten free speech / Alan Sears -- Regulation of talk radio will protect free speech / Mark Lloyd.