Howard Dean's New Excuse for Censoring Ann Coulter: She Incites Violence
A First Amendment lawsuit explains why Dean is wrong to think Berkeley's cancellation of Coulter's speech was constitutionally unproblematic.
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New College Crime Bill Deputizes Professors as Campus Security, Further Federalizes Campus Rape Investigations, and Adds Huge Fines for Schools That Don't Comply
The bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act could cost colleges millions for failure to follow complex and costly new sexual-misconduct policies.
The Government Shutdown: What's the Point of Paul Ryan? [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch talk France, the government shutdown, "hate speech," and the decline of Western civilization.
Howard Dean Says Ann Coulter Can Be Censored Because Them's Fightin' Words
The former DNC chairman's First Amendment analysis is spectacularly wrong.
Bernie Sanders Says Ann Coulter Has Right to Speak at Berkeley 'Without Fear of Violence and Intimidation'
The Vermont senator defends free speech, says censorship "is a sign of intellectual weakness."
Boujee, Bougie, Bourgie: Who's Appropriating Whose Culture? An Answer in 12 Songs
In the spirit of an interracial, equal-opportunity orgy of bougie-ness, check out these tunes and videos.
Howard Dean Thinks 'Hate Speech Is Not Protected By the First Amendment.' It Is, Though.
Ann Coulter's remarks might be hateful, but they shouldn't prevent her from speaking at UC-Berkeley.
If Even One Berkeley Student Wants to Hear Ann Coulter, She Should Speak There
Violent protesters and their defenders are ignoring the rights of tuition-paying students.
University Keeps Painting of Sexy Captain America Beheading President Trump, As Well It Should
Hillary Clinton makes a cameo.
California Boy Scout Battles Porn Scourge in His Community
Enlisting the support of pseudo-science and local law enforcement along the way.
Pomona College Students Say There's No Such Thing as Truth, 'Truth' Is a Tool of White Supremacy
Demand expulsion of conservative journalists for reporting on campus illiberalism at Claremont
Cuomo Scholarship Turns Golden Door Into Golden Handcuffs
It's not clear that Cuomo's plan for a scholarship clawback is even constitutional.
'These Institutions Are Betraying Their Own Values'—Here's How Offended Students Seized Power on Campus
At Middlebury, Claremont, Wellesley, and elsewhere, censorship is winning because faculty and administrators won't fight it.
Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus
Future generations will look back on the recent upheavals in sexual culture on American campuses and see officially sanctioned hysteria.
Portland Resistance Radicals Trying to Disrupt an Anti-Immigration Speaker Thwarted by Lewis & Clark Students
The student organizers were a model of how to engage your intellectual opponents, even hateful ones
Lawsuit: Cornell 'Afflicted By Anti-Male Discriminatory Bias,' Suspended Student Who Claimed Female Punched Him
Justice under Title IX is first come, first innocent
Lawsuit: Male Student Accused of Sexual Harassment for Rejecting Gay Advances Commits Suicide After Title IX Verdict
The University of Texas at Arlington's sexual misconduct investigation resembles the Salem witch trials.
Clemson U.'s Diversity Training Says Being Late Is Okay Because Some Cultures Believe Time Is Relative
"Time may be considered precise or fluid depending on the culture."
Claremont McKenna Students, Silencing Heather Mac Donald Is the Stupidest Way to Battle The War on Cops
Another censorious mob deals its own cause a setback.
Chicago Mayor Threatens Teens' Diplomas Unless They Participate in Approved Post-School Education
Maybe focus on getting your own nearly bankrupt government in order, Emanuel.
So Brave: This High School Replaced the Mirrors in the Girls' Bathroom with 'You Are Beautiful' Signs
Taking affirmation a bit too far
Six Years Ago Today, Obama's Education Department Made All Sex Unsafe on Campus
The Office for Civil Rights' 'Dear Colleague' letter changed everything.
Report: New Head of Federal Anti-Rape Agency Is a 'Libertarian Feminist' and Clinton Critic
Candice Jackson will allegedly become deputy secretary at the Office for Civil Rights.
Eugene Volokh: Free Speech on Campus
A U.C.L.A. law professor has a few things to say about things that aren't supposed to be said.
D.C. Implements Oppressive Licensing for Child Care Workers at Behest of Early Education Advocates
Don't have at least an associate's degree? Step away from the finger paints, you monster.
Baylor's Corrupt Athletics Program Takes Center Court in Disgraced
Showtime documentary details scandals surrounding a murder.
School Suspends 5-Year-Old Girl for Holding Stick That Looked Like Gun
Zero tolerance for little girl pretending to be a princess's guard.
Rollins College Allegedly Suspends Conservative After He Challenged Islamic Student Who Threatened Gays
A Muslim student defended shariah law in class, but the professor went after the conservative Christian.
Who Posted Racist 'America Is a White Nation' Flyers? The Diversity Council
At Gustavus Adolphus College, racist posters were intended to start a dialogue about race.
4-Year-Old Brings Shell Casing to Preschool. Principal Suspends Him for 7 Days, Calls Child Services.
Zero tolerance for playtime
Sarah Lawrence College Would Rather People Use Gender Neutral Language Than Follow Grammar Rules
And stop saying "avowed, admitted, or acknowledged" for some reason.
Rockville Rape: Punish the Illegal Immigrants Who Attacked a 14-Year-Old Student, and Only Them
Paranoia about illegal immigrant violence is just that.
Wellesley College Professors Say Offensive Speakers Like Laura Kipnis 'Harm' Students and Shouldn't Be Invited
"There is no doubt that the speakers in question impose on the liberty of students, staff, and faculty at Wellesley."
Jeff Sessions' Terrible Truth About Drugs Is a Lie
The attorney general stages a revival of the "Just Say No" show.
Student Allegedly Attacked Female Basketball Player Because Her Hairstyle Was 'Cultural Appropriation'
Braids aren't for white girls.
Jonathan Haidt on "the Coddling of the American Mind" and How We Should Address It
College students rather than deans are calling for less speech and expression. That should worry us all.
Calculating the Risk of a False Title IX Sexual Assault Conviction: New at Reason
An innocent person faces a 20 percent probability of being found guilty under a preponderance of the evidence standard.
Students at Elite Colleges are the Most Hysterically Opposed to Offensive Speech, Data Shows
Middlebury is just one example.
Female Drake U. Student Initiates Sex with Incapacitated Male, Lies About Key Details. Guess Who Got Expelled?
University wouldn't let male fraternity brother file a Title IX complaint against his accuser, because of "retaliation."
Instructor Tells Student She Must 'Look at Feminist Sources,' Shouldn't Debunk the Wage Gap
"The reality is patriarchy."
