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John Leo on FIRE and Free Speech
John Leo has an excellent article on Townhall.com discussing the status of free speech on our nation’s college campuses. In the article, Leo highlights the case of Troy Scheffler at Hamline University, who was suspended for suggesting in an e-mail to an administrator that students should be permitted to carry concealed weapons on campus.
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Why YouTube caving to Trump is cowardly
YouTube caved to Trump with $24.5M. Profit over principle means free speech loses — and once gone, we don’t get it back.
FIRE statement on the White House’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education
The Wall Street Journal has reported the White House is asking colleges to sign an agreement to secure preferential treatment for government funding.
Trump’s tinseltown tariffs threaten free speech
Trump’s proposed tariffs on foreign films aren’t just bad for Hollywood — they’re a threat to freedom of speech itself.
Trump’s ‘domestic terrorism’ memo chillingly targets people by ideology
Trump’s “domestic terrorism” memo blurs the line between policing crimes and policing beliefs — with chilling echoes of McCarthyism.