National Free Speech News & Commentary

I Committed Journalism, and Princeton Told Me Not to Communicate

By Danielle Shapiro In March, my college’s director of student life, Momo Wolapaye, told me by phone that another student felt “distressed” by me and had “requested a no-communication order.” In a letter that served as official notice of the NCO, he declared that “neither you nor Harshini Abbaraju ’22 may have any communication with each other in person or through another party, by telephone, letter, e-mail, or other electronic media, or by any other means, including via social media.” September 23, 2022 1 min read

In March, my college’s director of student life, Momo Wolapaye, told me by phone that another student felt “distressed” by me and had “requested a no-communication order.” 
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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).

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How Universities Weaponize Freshman Orientation

Instead of simply informing students about the resources on campus, orientation can amount to an ideological hazing. By ABIGAIL ANTHONY for The National Review 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 

by Joshua Katz 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

Sergiu Klainerman April 11, 2022 1 min read

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Alumni United for Freedom of Speech

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 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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