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Eric Levitz argues that the left should take a stand against censorship—for practical rather than principled reasons.
The House Oversight and Education committees are investigating the sources of “malign influence” behind campus protests. They’re using tactics Republicans used to hate.
The case was brought by Dr. Janet Monge against the University of Pennsylvania.
Not because of the viewpoints they express—but yes if they engage in systematic illegal conduct.
"Disciplinary measures were not sufficient to end [the encampnent] nor to deter students from quickly reestablishing it."
Executive VP of FIRE Nico Perrino discusses the history and legality of campus protests.
The owner of the Comedy Cellar and viral podcaster wants to argue with you about Israel, the media, and whether women are funny.
Plus: A listener asks the editors about cancelling student loan debt.
The college had a legal right to break up the pro-Palestine encampment. But does that mean it should?
"And no matter how peaceful the students' behavior may be, unilaterally taking over a central portion of our campus for one side of a hotly disputed issue and precluding use by other members of our community is not right."
The former Senator says "the adults are still in charge" in Gainesville
An interesting report that helps explain why the messaging, tactics, and methods adopted by campus protestors have been so similar across the country.
A Jewish journal argues the problem is not the Act's definition of antisemitism, but the larger anti-speech bureaucratic edifice.
"I am writing today to reiterate the reasons why the encampment is so problematic and why I am calling on you to end it."
Plus: San Francisco can't fix homelessness, future lawyers can't handle cops, and more...
The protesters deserve criticism—but Congress is the real threat.
Plus: Trump speaks at L.P. convention, Bill Ackman buys Zyn for the frat bros, Ukraine flagging, and more...
Plus: Ceasefire negotiations, Chinese regulators, American crime, and more...
Even vile speech is protected, but violence and other rights violations are not.
The latest video podcast episode from Prof. Jane Bambauer and me.
Plus: College protest follow-up, AI and powerlifting, tools for evading internet censorship, and more...
Plus: A listener asks the editors about the magical thinking behind the economic ideas of Modern Monetary Theory.
The bill would allow the Education Department to effectively force colleges to suppress a wide range of protected speech.
Plus: NatalCon, Cuban economics, AI priest defrocked, and more...
A newly-obtained intelligence memo shows that the feds took a keen interest in Trump-era campus speech controversies.
Plus: Campus echoes of Occupy Wall Street, Trump's presidential immunity claims, plans to undo the Fed's independence, and more...
In March, Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order demanding that colleges crack down on antisemitic speech.
It supposedly bans financing terrorism, but that's already illegal. It's really a power grab for the secretary of the treasury.
The university has a history of suppressing speech from both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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