Tag: Free speech
From moral authority to risk management: How university presidents stopped speaking...
Austin Sarat, Amherst College
Throughout the 20th century, college and university presidents spoke out on everything, from wars to...
First Amendment in flux: When free speech protections came up against...
Jodie Childers, University of Virginia
As the United States faces increasing incidents of book banning and threats of governmental...
Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s...
Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University
The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked a wave of political commentary.
Why journalists are reluctant to call Trump an authoritarian – and...
Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University
In an authoritarian state, the leader engages in unconstitutional or undemocratic practices for...
Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sites
Meg Leta Jones, Georgetown University
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision on June 27, 2025, that will...
From Kent State to Los Angeles, using armed forces to police...
Brian VanDeMark, United States Naval Academy
Responding to street protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration enforcement raids, President...
Elon Musk’s feud with Brazilian judge is much more than a...
Yasmin Curzi de Mendonça, University of Virginia
It is easy to get distracted by the barbs, swipes and bluster...
Americans love free speech, survey finds − until they realize everyone...
John G. Geer, Vanderbilt University and Jacob Mchangama, Vanderbilt University
Americans’ views on free speech change directions every so...
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Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
