A boring week in free speechery, on campus and beyond! (lol, no)
Bringing you the latest free speech news (4/28/2024)
Stories of the week
I spoke with CBS Mornings about the recent explosion of anti-Israel political demonstrations happening on college campuses and how campuses need to be a “citadel of self reflection.”
German police forbid ‘speaking Irish’ at Berlin protest — Free Speech Dispatch April 2024 by Sarah McLaughlin
This week in ERI
FIRE in the press!
Rushdie’s Triumph (Air Mail, pay-walled) by FIRE Senior Fellow
Forced patriotism, whether in Hong Kong or Louisiana, is no patriotism at all (The Hill) by FIRE Senior Scholar of Global Expression Sarah McLaughlin
International free speech stories of the week
This week on ‘So To Speak’
W. Wat Hopkins, professor emeritus of communications at Virginia Tech, joined
this week to talk with host about his new book, “Hate Speech is Not Free: The Case Against First Amendment Protection.”
This week in FIRE’s blog
Texas tramples First Amendment rights with police crackdown of pro-Palestinian protests by
Here’s what students need to know about protesting on campus right now
Kansas takes a stand for intellectual freedom by Tyler Coward
Interview of the month
Flashback to when ERI contributor
interviewed at FreedomFest about “Free Speech and Finding Yourself”
Such a fun and insightful conversation! Always wonderful to reflect on how much I've grown in my understanding and appreciation of free speech.
Is FIRE planning to legally challenge Biden's Title IX changes? I think there are adverse free speech implications in the "misgendering" regulations there; compelled speech is anti free speech.