The Four Freedoms of the First Amendment. Craig R. Smith and David M. Hunsaker. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc., 2004. 306 pp. $24.95 pbk.
The Bill of Rights in general, and the First Amendment in particular, could not be more sorely tested than now. Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, a raging debate over how to balance national security with freedom of expression has taken on a heightened sense of urgency. In this light, The Four Freedoms of The First Amendment by Professor Craig R. Smith of California State University-Long Beach and the late David M. Hunsaker could have been a more timely effort to reexamine what the First Amendment means. …