Jenna A. Robinson, James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal
March 16, 2023
Last week, faculty at Davidson College affirmed their commitment to free expression on campus by approving their own version of the Chicago Principles. It’s a step that the pro-free-speech organization Davidsonians for Freedom of Thought and Discourse (DFTD) has been promoting for five years and a major free-speech milestone for the college.March 08, 20231 min read
Last week, faculty at Davidson College affirmed their commitment to free expression on campus by approving their own version of the Chicago Principles. It’s a step that the pro-free-speech organization Davidsonians for Freedom of Thought and Discourse (DFTD) has been promoting for five years and a major free-speech milestone for the college.
By Elie Mystal
The Nation
March 15, 2023
Excerpt: As a judge, Duncan is an embarrassment, and as a person he appears to be vile. That combination made him the perfect candidate for this particular Federalist Society stunt: Duncan (a judge based in Louisiana) went to Stanford (a law school based in California) to talk about “Covid, guns, and Twitter.” I can only assume FedSoc wanted him to come because the Flat-Earth Society couldn’t afford his honorarium. He received exactly the welcome one would expect: Students (many of them LGBTQ) protested, made signs, shouted.March 07, 20231 min read
Annie Abrams and Roosevelt Montás
The Atlantic
Mar 15, 2023
Excerpt: In recent months, those of us who care about the humanist tradition in education have watched with dismay as right-wing politicians clear space for what they dubiously call “traditional education,” often linking their efforts to the cause of liberal education and the teaching of the Western canon.March 07, 20231 min read
Sabrina Conza
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Mar 16, 2023
Excerpt: Following two letters from FIRE, the University of Alabama committed to protecting even offensive viewpoints on campus. This comes after the university announced an investigation of pro-Kanye West chalk messages on its sidewalks, saying the messages did not align with its “core values.”March 07, 20231 min read
by Jonathan H. Adler
The Volokh Conspiracy, Reason Magazine
Mar 16, 2023
Excerpt: As readers doubtless know, last week, student protestors disrupted a lecture by Judge Kyle Duncan of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit at Stanford Law School (SLS). Judge Duncan had been invited to deliver remarks by the SLS chapter of the Federalist Society, and although the chapter is a recognized student organization at SLS, it was not able to proceed with the event as planned.March 07, 20231 min read
