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Collin College sued over dismissal of professor Suzanne Jones, union advocate and critic of Confederate monuments, COVID-19 response

Collin College sued over dismissal of professor Suzanne Jones, union advocate and critic of Confederate monuments, COVID-19 response

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‘Coddling’ the Afterword Part 2: It’s Social Media — More Than Screen Time — That Matters for Mental Health

‘Coddling’ the Afterword Part 2: It’s Social Media —...

FIRE brief asks Eleventh Circuit to keep K-12 speech standards off college campuses

FIRE brief asks Eleventh Circuit to keep K-12 speech standards...

Ohio high school seizes books, police investigate college course writing prompts

Ohio high school seizes books, police investigate college...

In early test of Mahanoy, FIRE files amicus brief defending high-schooler’s off-campus Snapchat joke

In early test of Mahanoy, FIRE files amicus brief defending...

So to speak podcasts

So to Speak podcast: Matt Taibbi, Nadine Strossen, and Amna Khalid respond to ‘On the Media’ free speech critiques

So to Speak podcast: Matt Taibbi, Nadine Strossen, and Amna Khalid respond to ‘On the Media’ free speech...

So to Speak podcast: Politics and thought reform in K-12 education

So to Speak podcast: Politics and thought reform in K-12 education

So to Speak podcast: Alfred Hitchcock and Hollywood’s Production Code

So to Speak podcast: Alfred Hitchcock and Hollywood’s Production Code

The Eternally Radical Idea

‘Coddling’ the Afterword Part 2: It’s Social Media — More Than Screen Time — That Matters for Mental Health

‘Coddling’ the Afterword Part 2: It’s Social Media — More Than Screen Time — That Matters for Mental...

Letter to the Editors of ‘The Limitations of FIRE’s Database’

Letter to the Editors of ‘The Limitations of FIRE’s Database’

‘Coddling’ the Afterword Part 1: Gen Z’s Mental Health Continues to Deteriorate

‘Coddling’ the Afterword Part 1: Gen Z’s Mental Health Continues to...

Free Speech History Podcasts

Clear and Present Danger – Episode 41 – Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or Foes?

Clear and Present Danger – Episode 41 – Free Speech and Racial Justice: Friends or...

Clear and Present Danger – Special Edition – Suzanne Nossel

Clear and Present Danger – Special Edition – Suzanne Nossel

Clear and Present Danger – Special Edition – Daphne Keller and Kate Klonick

Clear and Present Danger – Special Edition – Daphne Keller and Kate...

Fire Videos

When faculty rights are violated, contact FIRE. He did. [VIDEO]

When faculty rights are violated, contact FIRE. He did. [VIDEO]

Why I’m suing Eastern Virginia Medical School [VIDEO]

Why I’m suing Eastern Virginia Medical School [VIDEO]

What is “offensive” anyway? Kean University doesn’t have a definition, but it has a policy. [VIDEO]

What is “offensive” anyway? Kean University doesn’t have a definition, but it has a policy....