Commentary: A Worthy Open Letter Defending Liberalism in the Academy from its Opponents on the Left

David Bernstein July 14, 2023 1 min read

David Bernstein
The Volokh Conspiracy, Reason Magazine

Excerpt: Dear Friends,

We, the undersigned Jewish scholars and academics, are concerned about the current ideological environment in the US and elsewhere and the increasingly censorious culture in many institutions of higher learning. Although we are acutely aware of the illiberalism and threats to academic freedom emanating from the political right, and in no way downplay these dangers, in this letter we focus our attention on, and express our deep concern about, a dangerously intolerant ideology on the political left that has taken hold in academia.
Read More
Courtesy Cornell University

Cornell's President Defends Free Speech Against Illiberal Impulses

by Jacob Sullum, Reason Magazine The last time I spoke at Cornell University, the turnout was tiny but attentive. Conservative commentator Ann Coulter, who graduated from Cornell a few years before I did, attracted a much larger crowd when she visited the campus in November, but her talk was repeatedly interrupted by loud and angry protesters, and she left in frustration after half an hour. April 19, 2023 1 min read

by Jacob Sullum, Reason Magazine

The last time I spoke at Cornell University, the turnout was tiny but attentive. Conservative commentator Ann Coulter, who graduated from Cornell a few years before I did, attracted a much larger crowd when she visited the campus in November, but her talk was repeatedly interrupted by loud and angry protesters, and she left in frustration after half an hour.

Read More

Nadine Strossen: An inspiration to college students and a true non-partisan

Nadine Strossen: An inspiration to college students and a true non-partisan

By Leslie Spencer March 09, 2023 6 min read

by Leslie Spencer

Nadine Strossen, a liberal feminist and civil liberties activist, led the American Civil Liberties Union from 1991 to 2008, the first woman to do so. 

Read More

Commentary: The Biden Administration’s Illiberal Regulatory Attack on Campus Free Speech

By Stuart Taylor, Jr., Co-founder, Princetonians for Free Speech August 01, 2022 5 min read

By Stuart Taylor, Jr., Co-founder, Princetonians for Free Speech

Old-fashioned civil liberties champions who have not paid much attention since 2010 or so might be surprised to learn that the Obama Administration used Title IX sharply to curb free speech on campus (as well as due process for students accused of sexual harassment and assault).

Read More


Previous 1 7 8 9