Campus Protest Hypocrisy Reveals Need For Student Education on Free Speech
As Israel-Hamas demonstrations continue in the new school year, the misunderstanding of free speech is fueling disruption and hypocrisy on campuses.
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A Frightening View of Free Speech and Academic Freedom at Harvard
A Harvard Dean suggests universities can and should limit controversial speech.
Harvard To Stop Requiring DEI Statements for Many Faculty Positions
Harvard is taking steps away from politicization. Will other schools follow?
Harvard Announces It Will Stop Releasing Political Statements
Following months of campus protests over the war between Israel and Hamas, the university has announced that it will no longer weigh in on current events.
Zoning Regulations Empower Control Freaks—and Bigots
The Institute for Justice has launched a project to reform land use regulation.
Getting Testy
Plus: Joe Biden pushes through new background checks for gun purchases, O.J. Simpson dies, NA beer takes D.C., and more...
Why Did Harvard Fire Martin Kulldorff?
Martin Kulldorff talks about his dismissal from Harvard Medical School, persisting college vaccine mandates, and surviving COVID-era censorship on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
Harvard Global Cooling Geoengineering Experiment Halted
Activists oppose research on how to safely deploy an emergency cooling system for the planet.
Steven Pinker: What Went Wrong at Harvard
The psychologist and bestselling author argues that Harvard's free speech policy was so "selectively prosecuted that it became a national joke."
Claudine Gay's Defenders Shot the Messenger
Harvard should pick someone with academic integrity as its next president.
Tucker Dreams of Moscow
Plus: Aid for Ukraine, remote learning for 5-year-olds, intermittent fasting for Palestine, and more...
James Kirchick: 'Abolish Speech Codes Entirely'
How identity politics and institutional cowardice have undermined the free speech on which our society relies.
Aaron Sibarium: Did Harvard's Plagiarism Scandal Doom DEI?
Aaron Sibarium discusses the downfall of former Harvard President Claudine Gay on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.
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...
Iran Explosion
Plus: Gay fallout, Lithuanian badasses, Epstein buddies, Haley chutzpah, and more...
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.
Here's Why Charity Is Better at Solving Problems Than Government
Big government has been ruinous for millions of people. Charities aren't perfect, but they are much more efficient and effective.
If You Ignore Claudine Gay's Plagiarism, Shame on You
Academic malfeasance by Harvard's president deserves media coverage and condemnation, not excuses.
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...
Ivy League Double Standards
Plus: Deepfakes in porn, Randi Weingarten's amnesia, San Francisco's Chinese-name crackdown, and more...
Affirmative Action Is Racist and Therefore Wrong
If activists want to help young people, they should start before college.
Coleman Hughes and Walter Olson: The Supreme Court Got Its Affirmative Action and Gay Website Cases Right
Contra Joe Biden, they argue that these recent rulings show respect for individual rights and concern for racial and sexual minorities.
Is This the End of the Ivy League Nepo Baby?
A new complaint argues that legacy admissions violate the Civil Rights Act.
Three Cheers for the Supreme Court
Plus: A listener question on the potential efficacy of congressional term limits.
Thoughts on the Supreme Court's Ruling in the Harvard and UNC Racial Preferences Cases
A preliminary assessment of today's decisions. The majority rightly struck a blow against the use of racial preferences for purposes of advancing "diversity" in education. But there are some flaws in its reasoning.
Of Course Legacy Admissions Should Follow Affirmative Action to the Grave
There is no reason for public universities to grant preferential treatment to the scions of their alumni.
Supreme Court on Affirmative Action: 'Eliminating Racial Discrimination Means Eliminating All of It'
In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that race-based affirmative action in college admissions violates the 14th Amendment.
How America's Growing Diversity Weakens the Case for Racial Preferences in Education
Affirmative action becomes harder to defend when it entails discrimination against a variety of racial and ethnic minority groups.
The Supreme Court's Options in the Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action Cases
The conservative majority on the Court is highly likely to rule against the two schools' use of racial preferences in admissions. But there are several different ways it could do so, which have different implications for future cases.
Could Failure to Inform Insurer of Affirmative-Action Lawsuit Cost Harvard $15 Million?
Pro-tip: If you are sued, and you expect your insurer to pick up the bill, it is a good idea to give them timely notice.
American Council of Education Claims Ending Racial Preferences in College Admissions Would Chill Speech
Do First Amendment claims about racial preferences hold water?
Harvard Students Slam Autism Awareness Panel as 'Violently Ableist'
The event was postponed in order to mollify students who said trying to treat autism was "hateful, eugenicist."
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Says She Intends to Recuse from Harvard Admissions Case if Confirmed
While some legal ethics experts suggest recusal would not be necessary, the SCOTUS nominee suggested she thinks otherwise.
My Boston Globe op ed on What the Supreme Court Should do in the Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action Cases
I argue the justices should crack down on the dubious "diversity" rationale for racial preferences, and curb discrimination against Asian-American applicants.
My NBC Article on the Affirmative Action Cases Accepted by the Supreme Court.
The article explains key issues in the case, and outlines what I think the Court should do.
Supreme Court To Hear 2 Cases Challenging Race-Based College Admissions
The Supreme Court could decide the fate of affirmative action at public and private universities.
Harvard Students Who Get COVID Will No Longer Be Put in Isolation Housing
Harvard University is easing up on onerous restrictions against students that test COVID-19 positive. Does this signal a shift to normalcy for college students?
Kenny Xu: The Growing Attacks on Asian American Excellence
The Inconvenient Minority author and head of Color Us United says it's time for the country to become truly colorblind.
Supreme Court's LGBT Discrimination Ruling Forces Harvard To End Ban on Single-Gender Clubs
Good news for free association at college!
2 Women Filed Sexual Misconduct Complaints Against a Nigerian Immigrant a Day Before He Graduated From Harvard. He Never Got His Diploma.
Following an insider trading conviction and the collapse of his career, Damilare Sonoiki is suing Harvard.
50 Student Activists—Including 'Current and Former Editors'—Protested Against The Harvard Crimson for Being Too Objective
Progressive activists want the newspaper to stop practicing balanced journalism.
