Free speech
There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants
Restricting academic freedom is often thought of in terms of universities telling professors what they can and cannot do or teach. But that isn’t the only scenario.
When a congressman beat a senator unconscious, America confronted the limits of free speech
The beating of Sen. Charles Sumner in 1856 by Rep. Preston Brooks over a speech against slavery sparked a nationwide debate over free speech, political violence and the relationship between the two.
Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation
Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.
More universities are disinviting commencement speakers who might challenge students’ ideas, unraveling an apolitical tradition
It’s no longer uncommon for scheduled university commencement speakers to have their invitations rescinded following backlash over their politics.