David Enrich the New York Times Business Investigations Editor and the #1 bestselling author
of Dark Towers produces his most consequential and far-reaching investigation yet: an
in-depth exposé of the broad campaign--orchestrated by elite Americans--to overturn sixty years
of Supreme Court precedent weaponize our speech laws and silence dissent. It was a quiet way
to announce a revolution: In an obscure 2019 case that the Supreme Court refused to even hear
Justice Clarence Thomas raised the prospect of overturning the legendary New York Times v.
Sullivan decision. Though hardly a household name Sullivan is one of the most consequential
free speech decisions ever. Fundamental to the creation of the modern media as we know it it
has enabled journalists and writers all over the country--from top national publications to
revered local newspapers to independent bloggers--to pursue the truth aggressively and hold the
wealthy powerful and corrupt to account. Thomas's words were a warning--the public awakening
of an idea that had been fomenting on the conservative fringe for years. Now it was going
mainstream. From the Florida statehouse to small town New Hampshire to Donald Trump himself
this movement today consists of some of the world's richest and most powerful people and
companies who believe they should be above scrutiny and want to silence or delegitimize voices
that challenge their supremacy. Indeed many of the same businessmen politicians lawyers and
activists are already weaponizing the legal system to intimidate and punish journalists and
others who dare criticize them. In this masterwork of investigative reporting David Enrich
New York Times Business Investigations Editor traces the roots and reach of this new threat to
our modern democracy. Laying bare the stakes of losing our most sacrosanct rights Murder the
Truth is a story about power--the way it's used by those who have it and the lengths they will
go to avoid it being questioned.
