PFS Podcast: Jonathan Rauch on his acclaimed new book

Below is a link to our first podcast, a 52-minute interview of Jonathan Rauch, a Brookings scholar and journalist who is one of America’s sharpest and most original thinkers, by Stuart Taylor Jr., president of Princetonians for Free Speech. The subject is Jonathan’s highly acclaimed new book, The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth. It is a deep dive into how Western thinkers have used evidence and logic since the enlightenment to determine what is true and what is false, making possible enormous progress in science, medicine, philosophy, politics, law, and other human affairs. July 24, 2021 1 min read

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PAW BOARD MUST KEEP ITS EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE

In the July edition of the Princeton Alumni Weekly, known to alumni as PAW, the Chair of PAW’s Board, Marc Fisher, discusses in a letter to readers the efforts of Princeton to bring PAW under greater control of the University. While there may be legitimate reasons for some of the changes proposed by the University, it is very disturbing that the University at this point has not agreed to guarantee the continuing editorial independence of PAW. July 24, 2021 2 min read

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Editorial: "McCarthyism at the Daily Princetonian"

McCarthyism: “The use of unfair investigatory or accusatory methods in order to suppress opposition.” American Heritage Dictionary. July 24, 2021 8 min read

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An Important Day for Free Speech and Academic Freedom

Princetonians for Free Speech Editorial March 12, 2021 3 min read

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Academic Freedom Alliance: Q&A With Keith Whittington

Stuart Taylor Jr. March 08, 2021 9 min read

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Statement by Princeton Professor Joshua Katz

Following is a statement that Professor Joshua Katz has made available today to Princetonians for Free Speech (PFS). For background, please see these two PFS editorials and a retired faculty member’s letter to the editor of the Daily Princetonian -- which it has neither published nor acknowledged. February 19, 2021 2 min read

Following is a statement that Professor Joshua Katz has made available today to Princetonians for Free Speech (PFS). For background, please see these two PFS editorials and a retired faculty member’s letter to the editor of the Daily Princetonian -- which it has neither published nor acknowledged.

When I was a young professor, I had a relationship with a student that violated the University’s rules. It was a consensual relationship. It did not involve – nor has anyone ever suggested that it involved – any coercion, harassment, or quid pro quo. Nonetheless, it was wrong, and I am ashamed of my past conduct.
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