What Can Professors Say in Public?
My new article on the First Amendment and controversial faculty speech
Campus Free Speech
Students for Justice in Palestine at Univ. of Florida Denied Preliminary Injunction,
given that the University rejected the Chancellor of the Board of Governors' call for the SJP chapter to be deactivated.
Against Political Statements by Academic Departments
Universities should not be in the political activism business
"College Is All About Curiosity. And That Requires Free Speech."
An excellent piece in the N.Y. Times Magazine by Prof. Stephen Carter (Yale Law).
Princeton Allegedly Told Student Journalist Not to Write About Activist Who Got "No Contact" Order Against Journalist
“The safest course of action in terms of a possible violation of the NCO would be to refrain from writing or to be interviewed for articles that mention the name of the student with whom you have an NCO (or to retract them if that’s possible).”
Mandatory DEI Trainings and Academic Freedom
A recent story out of the University of Wisconsin Law School offers an opportunity to consider the potential tensions between mandatory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) trainings and academic freedom, particularly in legal education.
James Kirchick: 'Abolish Speech Codes Entirely'
How identity politics and institutional cowardice have undermined the free speech on which our society relies.
Lawsuit Over UC Santa Cruz's Diversity Statements Dismissed on Standing Grounds
The court concludes that, because the plaintiff hadn't applied to be hired, he didn't have standing to challenge the policy.
Pro-Palestinian Speech Is Still Free Speech
Republicans should remember that they have spent years railing against censorship on college campuses.
Notre Dame Professor's Lawyers Argue: Student Newspaper's Mission to Defend Notre Dame's Catholic Character Means …
that it’s probably not “‘trying to advance the public exchange of ideas’ essential to a healthy democracy.”
Professor's Lawyers Argue: Private University Student Newspapers Are "Not Entitled to First Amendment Protection"
The lawyers also argue that the speech in the newspaper was “not made pursuant to its right of free speech, but to instead to advance the personal agendas of male faculty members at Notre Dame [and others].”
Nikki Haley's Last Stand?
Plus: Which is worse, trashing Nancy Pelosi's office or having sex in a Senate hearing room?
Hell Hath No Fury
Plus: Nuking the Hamptons, upcharging the autists, tearing down the statues, and more...
Universities Use DEI Statements To Enforce Groupthink
DEI statements are political litmus tests.
Does A.P. Really Think Conservatives Invented Plagiarism Accusations?
The media response to Claudine Gay's ouster has been ludicrous.
Harvard's Affirmative Action Hire Gets the Boot
Plus: Trump sues over ballot access, the CCP tells people to have sex, and more...
Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns After Plagiarism Scandal
The next president should put more effort into fixing the college's abysmal free speech ranking.
October 7: A Turning Point for Free Speech?
Restricting speech about the world's most pressing problems does not make them go away, nor does it settle any disputes.
If You Ignore Claudine Gay's Plagiarism, Shame on You
Academic malfeasance by Harvard's president deserves media coverage and condemnation, not excuses.
Brooklyn College Forced a Student To Take Down Anti-Israel Signs While Leaving Other Posters Untouched
A graduate student was forced to take down two pro-Palestinian signs from the door of her art studio, but others were allowed to keep up their own political messages.
Will the Climate Deal Do Anything?
Plus: White supremacists and plagiarism, Milei and shock therapy, checking in on California, and more...
Prof. Andrew Koppelman, "Universities Must Quit with the BS"
"The job of academia is the discovery of truth. Universities should not be in the bullshit business."
Washington Post Op-Ed Argues That Colleges Should 'Restrict' Speech To Fight Antisemitism
In her article, University of Pennsylvania professor Claire O. Finkelstein absurdly argued that colleges treat free speech as "near-sacred."
Texas' Abortion Law Test
Plus: BTS gets conscripted, Harvard gets down with plagiarism, cruise ships ban weed, and more...
After Resisting Demands To Punish 'Hate Speech,' Penn's President Capitulated. It Did Not Save Her Job.
Liz Magill and two other university leaders provoked bipartisan outrage by defending freedom of expression on campus.
Campus Speech Restrictions Come Back To Bite Universities
Plus: A listener asks if there is any place libertarians can go to start their own country or city state.
Struggling Artist
Plus: Digital AR-15s, actual AR-15s, politicians livestreaming sex acts, and more...
Is Support for "From the River to the Sea" Based Upon Ignorance?
Younger Americans, in particular, appear to support calls for Palestinian liberation, but do they understand what a common slogan means?
More on Advocacy of Genocide
Let's focus concretely on proposed bans on advocacy of "genocide," at Stanford and beyond.
Playing Chicken
Plus: University reckoning, climate-grief vasectomies, Chinese garlic, and more...
"Moral Rot": Rude Awakenings, Lessons, and Being Not Sure How to Cope
"We have had no end of a lesson: it will do us no end of good."
Universities Must Make a Choice
Only one option will preserve the central mission of the university
David Lat, "Against Free-Speech Hypocrisy"
"And in (partial) defense of Harvard President Claudine Gay's controversial congressional testimony."
"This Will Not End Well": FIRE on Penn President's Backtracking on Free Speech
"Conservatives like Rep. Elise Stefanik should ask themselves: Do you honestly believe this [proposed new rule against "calls for genocide"] won't be weaponized to ban an Israeli cabinet official from speaking at Penn? An Israeli Defense Force soldier?"
FIRE's Statement on the House Hearings on Anti-Semitism
"Double standards are frustrating, but we should address them by demanding free speech be protected consistently — not by expanding the calls for censorship."
