Does The First Amendment Cause Teen Suicide?

April, 1990

On November 1, 1989, the Playboy Foundation celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards by assembling a distinguished panel to discuss the issues that threaten democratic freedom in America. Christie Hefner introduced the colloquium, which was moderated by former Senator Lowell P. Weicker,Jr. The following are excerpts from the panel.Hefner: What makes America remarkable is not its free economic market place but its market place of ideas. At a time when there is...

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