Dean Melanie Wilson said the following about Glenn Reynolds’ tweet, which offended his colleagues as well as Twitter (he was briefly suspended due to the tweet in question): Following Professor Glenn Reynolds’s tweet and my…
Topic: free speech
Libertarian Law Professor Glenn Reynolds Issues Apology for Tweet
Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee, tweeted something along the lines of running Black Lives Matter antagonists over, which led to his suspension by Twitter. He apologized for the tweet and…
Student Op-Ed Talks Up Free Speech, but Blasts It, Too
The author talks a lot about letting free speech fly on GW’s campus, then says Milo should refrain from hate speech. Um, that’s the conundrum with the freedom of speech.
Trump Cutout Torn to Shreds by Cal-Berkeley Protesters
Looks like College Republicans at Cal-Berkeley are being singled out by anti-Trump college students who don’t appreciate free speech. Protesters then ripped the Trump cutout after telling the College Republicans that they “couldn’t have that…
Why did a Professor Tear Down 9/11 Posters?
Well, the Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Saddleback College did not like the free speech restrictions on their campus and posted the 9/11 anniversary posters, which were later torn down by a gender studies professor. Photo…
South Carolina School Bans American Flag at Football Games due to Taunting
The Travelers Rest High School community saw a flag ban instituted by the school’s principal due to taunting in previous years by flag-waving attendees toward others, which upset some in the community.
Does the University of Chicago Really Protect Free Expression?
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on the Academe Blog. It’s praiseworthy that the University of Chicago has announced to its students a “commitment to freedom of inquiry and expression.” But there is a…
Louisiana University has Restrictive Free Speech Code of Only Speaking You Mind for Two Hours a Week
This sounds outrageous, but it’s apparently true at Northwestern State University in Louisiana: The school earned the uncoveted “Speech Code of the Month” from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, which just downgraded Northwestern…
DePaul Bans Campus Speaker
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published on the Academe Blog. DePaul University has banned conservative pundit Ben Shapiro from speaking on campus to the Young Americans for Freedom student group. Bob Janis, Vice President…
DePaul Should Make a Decision on Letting Speakers Back onto Campus
The Chicago Tribune featured an op-ed by its editorial board, which criticized the private Catholic university DePaul for barring controversial speakers Milo Yiannopoulos and Ben Shapiro (both of the conservative and libertarian mold) from speaking…