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Zimmerman on School T-Shirt Politics
Jonathan Zimmerman wants students in public schools to be able to wear any kind of t-shirt they want. He asks a pointed question in this morning’s Inquirer about the Romney t-shirt controversy: What if...
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No Free Speech for Conservative Students
In less than a week, we’ll see the official fiftieth anniversary of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. And some conservatives worry that college campuses will celebrate that milestone by cracking down...
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Racists Welcome
Is even the vilest speech protected? The expulsions of racist chanters at the University of Oklahoma has riled up conservative commentators. No matter how hateful the speech, some say, colleges have no...
View ArticleShut Up. No YOU Shut Up.
Is it really that simple? Do our current campus “free-speech” debates boil down to a simple shouting match? As we’ve seen, conservatives and progressives have both fought to defend speech they agree...
View ArticleWhen Should We Punch Nazis?
If you only read the headlines, you could be forgiven for thinking that large majorities of Americans oppose free speech. With Trump tweeting against NFL protests and college students blocking...
View ArticleDoes Jerry Coyne Support Creationism?
Okay, maybe I’m just mad because he poked fun at “humanities” types like me. But I can’t help wondering if Jerry Coyne’s love for free speech is really as consistent as he implies. Does Professor Coyne...
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