The Eternally Radical Idea

A new incident at Yale invites the opportunity to review the institution’s consistent retreat, since 2015, from its advertised promises of free expression. Read more

Campus illiberalism is, in fact, an ongoing problem, and it poses risks to the model of higher education as a whole. Read more

Greg Lukianoff and Jon Haidt look at how trends covered in The Coddling of the American Mind have spread to other countries. Read more

In the Scholars Under Fire database, we document direct attempts to professionally sanction scholars for ideological reasons. Read more

Robert Corn-Revere’s new book follows the evolution of America’s free speech culture from the nineteenth century to the present. Read more

Nadine Strossen, former head of the ACLU from 1991 to 2008, explains that the trope about shouting 'fire' in a crowded theater is misunderstood and misused. Read more

Nadine Strossen, former head of the ACLU from 1991 to 2008, explains that free speech is a concept bigger than the First Amendment's speech protection. Read more

Between 2015 and 2020, the annual number of incidents in which professors/scholars were targeted for ideological reasons has increased from 28 to 120. Read more

Nadine Strossen, former head of the ACLU from 1991 to 2008, explains why hate speech laws backfire. Read more

Greg Lukianoff and Jon Haidt examine the role social media plays in young people's deteriorating mental health. Read more