Nat Hentoff and David Kelley on Libel Laws, Pro and Con

From Libertarianism.org: "In this video from a 1986 Free Press Association event, Nat Hentoff and David Kelley engage in a friendly debate over libel law. Hentoff believes that for journalism to truly flourish, libel law must be done away with entirely, while Kelley maintains that without libel laws, the press would devolve into a sensationalistic mockery of free speech.

Nat Hentoff is an American historian, novelist, noted jazz critic,, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff is also a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and is known as a civil libertarian, an anti-death penalty advocate, and a free speech activist.

David Kelley is a political philosopher, writer, founder, and chief intellectual officer of the Atlas Society. Kelley is a strong proponent of objectivism and has published a wide range of literature including A Life of One's Own (1998) and The Contested Legacy of Ayn Rand (2000). [Creative Commons license: Libertarianism.org]