Exceptional Hatred: Antisemitism and the Fight over Free Speech in Modern America

A leading historian's revelatory exploration of antisemitism in the United States-from 1940s anti-Jewish riots until today-showing that it has long served as a frontline in our wars over freedom of speech and the nature of American liberalism

Few issues are as vexed today as antisemitism and free speech. There is scarcely an arena-college campuses, congressional hearings, immigration courtrooms, social media platforms-where we are not polarized over what counts as antisemitism, which speech...