National Free Speech News & Commentary

How Universities Weaponize Freshman Orientation

July 15, 2022 1 min read

By ABIGAIL ANTHONY for The National Review

 I arrived at Princeton University in September 2019. I had looked at Princeton online and thought, “one day . . .” 

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Commentary in the Wall Street Journal by Professor Katz about His Firing 

May 24, 2022 1 min read

by Joshua Katz

The university claims it fired me for a long-past offense -- for which I was already punished -- but the truth should worry everyone.

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Commentary: Princeton’s Mixed-Up President Discards Free Speech and Demonizes Its Defenders

April 11, 2022 1 min read

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Alumni United for Freedom of Speech

October 18, 2021 1 min read

Editor's note: Below is an excerpt of an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, followed by an excerpt of a press release announcing the launching of the Alumni Free Speech Alliance.

By Stuart Taylor, Jr. and Edward Yingling, The Wall Street Journal

Readers of these pages are well aware that free speech, academic freedom and viewpoint diversity are in big trouble at U.S. universities.

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The Academic Freedom Podcast with Jonathan Rauch

August 24, 2021 1 min read

by Keith Whittington, Reason

The Academic Freedom Alliance recently released the third episode of The Academic Freedom Podcast. In that episode, I spoke with Brookings Institution scholar Jonathan Rauch.

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An Important Day for Free Speech and Academic Freedom

March 12, 2021 3 min read

Monday, March 8, was an important day for free speech and academic freedom on campuses across the United States.  On that day, the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA) was officially launched,
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