Students Report Unprecedented Free Speech Violations as Schools Punish Critics of Black Lives Matter

Chrissy Clark
September 16, 2020 4:30 PM

The number of students being disciplined for exercising free speech on college campuses has skyrocketed in recent months as schools crack down on criticism of Black Lives Matter, according to a legal nonprofit that offers free assistance to students.

Princeton Professor: American Universities ‘Waging War’ Against Free Thought

Chrissy Clark
September 9, 2020 12:54 PM

A Princeton University professor said that American universities are "waging war" against academic freedom.

Professor Prohibits Students From Criticizing Abortion and Black Lives Matter

School says the policy violates the First Amendment

Chrissy Clark
August 18, 2020 7:20 PM

A university professor said that she will dismiss students from her class if they argue against abortion or the Black Lives Matter movement.

Survey: Majority of Americans Afraid of Expressing Political Beliefs

Graham Piro
July 22, 2020 2:42 PM

A majority of Americans say they are worried about facing social or professional consequences for their political views, a new survey from the Cato Institute found.

Open Letter Endorsing Free Speech Sparks Civil War at Vox

Graham Piro
July 7, 2020 8:22 PM

Vox editor and cofounder Matthew Yglesias is drawing public backlash from colleagues after signing an open letter endorsing free speech and pushing back against the "stifling atmosphere" in some corners of the media.

LSU Profs Want To Drop Students For ‘Hate Speech’

Science prof's tweet sparks First Amendment debate at public university

Chrissy Clark
June 10, 2020 6:15 PM

A Louisiana State University assistant professor promised to keep an ongoing list of students who engage in “hate speech” and pledged to drop them from her classes.

These Brave NYT Editors Refused to Endorse the Reckless Trumpian Assault on the Media

Andrew Stiles
June 4, 2020 5:45 PM

There is some "unusual internal dissension" brewing at the New York Times in response to the paper's decision to publish an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) that called for deploying the U.S. military to "restore order to our streets" in response to the at-times violent unrest sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Continetti: Bipartisan Coalition Emerging Against Social Media Protections

Washington Free Beacon Staff
May 28, 2020 8:39 PM

A bipartisan coalition is forming to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Washington Free Beacon founding editor Matthew Continetti said Thursday.

Poll: 78 Percent of College Students Want to Restrict ‘Threatening’ Ideas

Majority also back Trump order that withholds taxpayer funding from schools that restrict speech

Yuichiro Kakutani
May 5, 2020 5:00 AM

More than three-in-four college students want "safe spaces" on their campuses that are free of "threatening actions, ideas, or conversations," even as a majority support President Trump's threat to withhold taxpayer dollars from universities that restrict speech, according to a new poll.