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The assault on honest debate, juan williams talks about the intolerance he encountered even before being fired by national public radio. In this work, one of several by the author and inspired primarily by his experience with npr, he discusses how the media suppress true and considered american dialogue in favor of rancor, fuzzy logic, opinion substituting for fact, bias, and just plain nonsense. Our guest is juan williams, political analyst for fox news channel, and author of a new book, muzzled. The former npr analyst said in an interview last year that he gets nervous when boarding planes with people in muslim garb. When williams said npr had fired him, hannity put his arm around me, and he said, take it easy, slow down. Muzzled by juan williams this is a book i have been waiting for. The assault on honest debate by juan williams, paperback. Muzzled is the compelling story of our constitution in action and one. The assault on honest debate kindle edition by juan. Williams was fired by npr for being at philosophical and political odds with npr management, with his comment about feeling uneasy about those in muslim dress when traveling being the excuse for npr to let him go, and then to demean him personally and publicly.
In muzzled, williams uses his very public firing as a launching pad to discuss the countless ways in which honest debate in america from the halls of congress and the healthcare town halls to the talk shows and print media is stifled. In muzzled, williams uses his very public firing as a launching pad to discuss the. Juan williamss most popular book is eyes on the prize. Diane rehm his new book has been praised by both david axelrod and karl rove. Juan williams was born in panama on april 10, 1954, but raised in bedstuy, brooklyn by his. You are going to be all right, williams tells newsmax tv on publication of his new book muzzled. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Former npr ombud fact checks new juan williams book, muzzled. Other key laws include the fair housing act and the voting rights act. Read more local curious don their staches for dealbased mobile app scoutmobs d. Jul 27, 2011 in muzzled, juan williams tells his side of the story the journalist juan williams is out with a new book this week.
Npr gave williams the ax because he publicly admitted to feeling nervous when seeing people dressed in muslim garb while hes boarding airplanes. Npr banished the veteran journalist in an act of political correctness that. The assault on honest debate ebook written by juan williams. He is presently a political analyst for fox news, a regular panelist on foxs publicaffairs program fox. The phony leaders, deadend movements, and culture of failure that are undermining black america. It reveals that for years before npr fired him, npr executives harassed him over what he did or did not say on the air. In todays partisan world, where media provocateurs rule the airwaves and political correctness dictates what can and cannot be said with impunity, williams shows how the honest exchange of ideas and the search for solutions and reasonable compromise is. In an interview with the foundation for individual rights in education fire, williams expands on the themes explored in his 2011 book, muzzled.
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