Freedom of Speech and Public Schools
A recent fight over freedom of speech in schools has prompted me to air out my thoughts on this complex and important topic. The Boston Spirit reports on the controversy (03.02.2013):The American Civil...
View ArticleWho Gets a Platform on the College Campus?
When I was an undergraduate, the Cambridge Union invited Jean-Marie Le Pen – then Leader of the National Front Party of France – to debate immigration. Le Pen is a highly polarizing figure: a darling...
View ArticleFree Speech 1: What Are Rights?
This is the first post in a series exploring the concept of free speech and its relationship to political protest, particularly relevant to recent discussions regarding the disruption by protesters of...
View ArticleFree Speech 2: What Is Free Speech and Why is it Good?
This is the second post in a series exploring the concept of free speech and its relationship to political protest, particularly relevant to recent discussions regarding the disruption by protesters of...
View ArticleI Used to Think Like Dave Rubin. Then I Woke Up.
Political commentator Dave Rubin has a new video out: Why I Left the Left. Ostensibly, its a defense of “classical liberal” values like freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and non-discrimination....
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