“Cancel culture has had many victims, but few as articulate – and as badly wronged – as Collin May. This book describes his ordeal in chilling, forensic detail, and makes clear why unjust allegations and subsequent pile-ons damage not only individuals, but society as a whole.” —David Rose, Director of Policy and Research, UK Free Speech Union

“Cancel culture was bad enough when the punishment was public shaming or a lost job. Collin May shows how its logic can become far more dangerous once regulators, tribunals, and prosecutors get involved. This book is a timely warning about the institutionalization of ideological conformity.” —Ilya Shapiro, Director of Constitutional Studies, Manhattan Institute

“Collin May brings a much-needed legal eye to the emerging field of what we may call critical woke studies. While many books have mapped the intellectual lineage and ascent of cancel culture, May breaks new ground by helping us grasp the way social justice ideology has been institutionalized in policy and law. The result is what he terms prosecutorial democracy, a progressive illiberalism backed by the force of law and professional sanctions. A must-read for anyone interested in the direction of western civilization.” —Dr. Eric Kaufmann, Professor of Politics, University of Buckingham

“The Alberta Human Rights Commission was fortunate to have such a well-qualified member as Collin May and his exit as chief of this body is a grave disservice to the people of Alberta. He has lived through the disappointment, frustration, and injustice of being cancelled, so he approaches the topic with not only a particularly well-informed academic perspective, but also an experiential one, too. This excellent and thorough monograph needs to be read, considered, and debated not only in Canada, but across the West where we claim to value diversity of thought and free expression.” —Trey Dimsdale, President, Aayan Hirsi Ali Foundation