Zachary Wood is a remarkable young man. He’s black, attends a predominantly liberal elite college (Williams) and believes that robust and civil arguments are vital to America’s continuing success. He … Continue reading “When a Black Student Dares to Speak Up for Free Speech”
Today’s protest-ridden climate on college campuses might lead one to suspect that they are hotbeds of political disruption controlled by social justice warriors. All over the country, speakers are shouted … Continue reading “Standing Athwart Social Justice Protests”
The last train is nearly due The underground is closing soon And in the dark deserted station Restless in anticipation A man waits in the shadows On my return to … Continue reading “The Contemporary Relevance of A Poem on the Underground Wall“
The turnabout in federal policy towards higher education has been dramatic. Back on September 7, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that her department was rescinding the 2011 “Dear Colleague” … Continue reading “The Campus Free Speech Problem Worsens and Washington Finally Acts”
A university president recently addressed his campus community about an incident that had shaken his Wisconsin school. “The last few days have been painful ones for many members of our … Continue reading “This University President Can’t Take a Joke”
Since launching its Stand Up for Free Speech project in 2014, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has had a great deal of success in defeating college officials … Continue reading “Student Free Speech Suffers a Defeat”
For the past six years, I have taught an undergraduate course on international economics at Johns Hopkins University. Most of my students thought it was a very good course. So … Continue reading “My University Treated Me Like a Criminal Over a Joke”
Yesterday, I came to bury Caesar. That was a mistake, so today, I’m going to praise him. By “Caesar,” I mean the North Carolina Legislature. I wanted to “bury” them—in … Continue reading “North Carolina’s New Institutional Neutrality Policy Is a Win for Preventing Campus Bias”
Vice President Mike Pence spoke to the graduating class of Notre Dame, drawing attention to the loss of free speech on American campuses. He denounced the “noxious wave that seems … Continue reading “Shouts and Protests on Campus Are Signs of a More Pernicious Problem”
American college campuses are becoming more and more like the old communist states where people enjoyed freedom of speech—but only so long as they didn’t question some aspect of the … Continue reading “Duke Assails Free Speech So It Can “Protect and Value Diverse Perspectives””