New ‘Coddling’ documentary gets the red carpet treatment!

Bringing you the latest free speech news (2/25/2024)

Story of the week

• On Wednesday night, The Coddling of the American Mind documentary premiered at the Fine Arts Theatre in Los Angeles. It’s now available to stream exclusively on Substack.

This week in ERI

• The campus DEI bureaucracy is a threat to free speech by me and

  Adam Goldstein
   

This week in FIRE news

• Make sure to subscribe to the newly launched Substack of FIRE’s 'So to Speak’ podcast

• The recent concert cancellations of Jewish rapper Matisyahu reflect a continuing threat to free expression by

  Angel Eduardo

• The Supreme Court, Big Tech, and the dark art of politics by Bob Corn-Revere

• Statement on Florida HB 757 and SB 1780

• Indiana’s SB 202 holds promise, but needs changes to protect academic freedom by Tyler Coward 

• Want to hand out pamphlets on the town green? You’ll need a permit

• Speech codes subvert higher ed’s core purpose. Here’s how to fix them by Laura Beltz

• FIRE seeks Indiana University records on cancellation of pro-Palestinian art exhibit by Graham Piro

FIRE Senior Fellow

Jacob Mchangama

recently sat down to discuss Frederick Douglass's devotion to free speech and its role in the fight to end American slavery.

First Amendment News

• Mary Anne Franks targets ‘antidemocratic, racist, misogynistic, and corporate self-interest speech’ in forthcoming book – First Amendment News 412 by Ronald K. L. Collins

Book of the month

• ‘Troubled’ by Rob Henderson

This is an extraordinarily important book. ‘Troubled’ delves into the realities of foster care, the unexpected costs of upward social mobility, & the culture shock upon discovering elite campus culture. A tremendously promising debut by an already important young American thinker.