All Minus One

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Richard V. Reeves, Jonathan Haidt, Dave Cicirelli

John Stuart Mill’s Ideas on Free Speech, Illustrated

Heterodox Academy has produced and published a new illustrated book, All Minus One, based on John Stuart Mill’s famous essay, On Liberty. This special edition brings Mill’s work to life by making it accessible and relevant to modern readers.

All Minus One starts with an introduction by the book’s editors, Richard Reeves and Jonathan Haidt, who draw the connection between Mill, his time, and his ideas, and the issues facing our world today. The book draws from the second chapter of Mill’s work, where he makes some of the strongest cases for the importance of viewpoint diversity and free speech. By removing dated references and distilling and modernizing the original work, the editors have created a lively, readable version that is more accessible than ever before. Key insights are highlighted by 16 original illustrations by artist David Cicirelli that amplify the power of Mill’s metaphors.

All Minus One is ideal for use in college courses, advanced high school classes, or in any organization in which people would benefit from productive, constructive disagreement.

Accessing All Minus One

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We also offer an audio reading by Robin Homer and have illustrated paperback and digital Kindle versions of the book available for purchase on Amazon.

Classroom Discussion Guide

We are also proud to offer an accompanying discussion guide and encourage educators to use it to elevate classroom conversations about All Minus One. This discussion guide is intended to spark constructive conversation and critical thinking about the book, its arguments and their relevance, and the state of our communities, campuses, and country today. We encourage you to adapt it to meet your needs and choose the most appropriate focus based on your teaching objectives.

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About the Illustrator & Editors

Richard V. Reeves

Richard V. Reeves is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he is the director of the Future of the Middle Class Initiative and co-directs the Center on Children and Families. His research focuses on social mobility, inequality, and family change. Richard also teaches at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. Richard is the author of Dream Hoarders (2017), and John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand (2007).

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Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University Stern School of Business. He is a social psychologist who studies moral and political psychology. He is the author of three books: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (2006); The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion (2012), and The Coddling of The American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure (2018). He is a co-founder of Heterodox Academy.

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Dave Cicirelli

Dave Cicirelli is an artist, author, and experiential creative director based out of Jersey City. As a creative director, he’s known for immersive concert series headlined by the likes of T-Pain, Q-Tip, Diplo, and other two-syllable luminaries. He’s also known for independent artwork, such as Fake Banksy Sells Out and authoring the prescient and funny memoir of the early fake news era, Fakebook: A True Story Based On Actual Lies (2013). His latest endeavor is Roschambeau!—a company founded to bring new ideas to life.

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