Human rights lawyer; sometime journalist. Author of "Dangerous Ideas" a vivid history of Western censorship. (Beacon (US)); Westbourne Press (UK), May, 2021)
Joined February 2015
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26 Jun 2021
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. amzn.to/2TdjeaW
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
14 Oct 2023
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.
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
14 Mar 2023
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.
millersbookreview.substack.c…
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7 Mar 2023
Thanks, verucasaltamish!
7 Mar 2023
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
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
20 Dec 2022
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. a.co/d/61xzZoM
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
16 Dec 2022
Silencing the Journalists, by @JoyceWhiteVance open.substack.com/pub/joycev…
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
29 Nov 2022
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.
29 Nov 2022
Cochise County update:
-County attorney told supervisors not certifying was illegal
-As result, he declined to rep supervisors when secretary of state sued
-So, the board has retained Bryan Blehm, attorney for Cyber Ninjas audit @yvonnewingett washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
29 Nov 2022
"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. allvotingislocal.org/press-r…
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
20 Nov 2022
More on the undemocratic activities in Cochise County.
20 Nov 2022
Carter Center urges the Cochise County Board of Supervisors in Arizona to canvass & certify election results by the state-mandated deadline of Nov. 28. Full statement: bit.ly/3EL7v8t
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
10 Nov 2022
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.
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
7 Nov 2022
Less than 1 day to go. Democracy is on the line, Arizona. Let’s win this thing.
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
5 Nov 2022
Thank you, Barack Obama.
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
5 Nov 2022
retweet this 1,000 times
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
4 Nov 2022
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
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
3 Nov 2022
Voting rights ascending — federal judge enjoins intimidators and Pinal County votes to trust our election officials and tried and true processes!
#GoodDay
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
30 Oct 2022
Please retweet this video to support @staceyabrams who is currently behind Brian Kemp.
I cannot stress to you how important this race is.
#GeorgiaNeedsStaceyAbrams
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
31 Oct 2022
Just wow. Retweet this far and wide. Let's get this amazing speech to 10M views. I want every voter possible in GA to hear this fire.
30 Oct 2022
Stop what you’re doing and watch this complete takedown of @HerschelWalker by pastor @jamalhbryant. #WeDontNeedAWalker
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
30 Oct 2022
US slave-owners complained that antislavery petitions hurt their feelings.
(from Dangerous Ideas by @ericberkowitz4)
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
27 Oct 2022
NEW: two days after suit by @protctdemocracy & @lwvaz standing up for Arizona voters, the “Lions of Liberty” announce they’re standing down.
27 Oct 2022
An Oath Keeper-affiliated group staking out ballot drop boxes in Arizona got sued, and now says it's retreating
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
25 Oct 2022
Kari Lake is too extreme and too dangerous to be the next governor of Arizona.
RT if you agree.
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Eric Berkowitz retweeted
24 Oct 2022
Arizona, if you try to vote and encounter any difficulties—whether at a vote center or at a ballot drop box—make sure to contact the voter protection hotline: 1-833-Vote-4-AZ
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