January 2023

“Why Should We Defend Speech We Hate?”

Posted by Samuel Kim on January 21, 2023 13 Comments

The Cornell Review, Cornell Political Review, and College Republicans will host FIRE's Nico Perrino, who will speak about the speech climate at Cornell to ways to improve campus discourse....

Eggs Now Hottest Item to be Smuggled into U.S. from Mexico

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 21, 2023 25 Comments

Meanwhile, a group claims the egg industry is price gouging...

Vanderbilt Prof Calls College Math a ‘White, Cisheteropatriarchal Space’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 21, 2023 17 Comments

"delivered a lecture in early January at a major mathematician meeting"...

Joy Behar Falsely Claims the DA Prosecuting Alec Baldwin is a Republican

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 21, 2023 28 Comments

"I’m only saying this because Alec Baldwin is a target for Republicans. They cannot stand him, OK? I’m just saying"...

“There are signs of weakness in MIT’s commitment to academic freedom”

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 21, 2023 3 Comments

"MIT students show worrying signs of intolerance, and MIT appears to be failing to teach them the value of academic freedom"...

FBI Offers $25K Reward for Info About Attacks on 10 Pro-Life Centers

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 21, 2023 15 Comments

The FBI wants information regarding 10 attacks, though 78 centers have been attacked since June....

Punishing Achievement Week in Education

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 21, 2023 8 Comments

Your weekly report on education news....

Chauvin State Appeal Argued – Low Likelihood Of Success Despite Being Deprived Of A Fair Trial

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 20, 2023 43 Comments

Key issues raised in oral argument were a juror who allegedly lied about attending a George Floyd protest, and the fortress courthouse atmosphere because of threats of rioting if there were a not guilty verdict....

Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order on Illinois Gun Ban for the Plaintiffs Who Sued

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 20, 2023 13 Comments

"The Defendants in this case did not follow the procedural requirements necessary for this legislation to stand up to the strict scrutiny that is required when restricting rights to avoid definitional irreparable harm."...

Federal Judge Upholds DeSantis’s Suspension of State Attorney for ‘Neglect of Duty’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 20, 2023 61 Comments

Judge Hinkler found DeSantis violated the U.S. and Florida Constitution, but the Eleventh Amendment does not allow him to reinstate the attorney....

U.S. Military Worried About Russian Submarine Strike Capability Lurking Off Our Shores

Posted by James Nault on January 20, 2023 35 Comments

While the Biden administration aggressively provides robust military hardware to Ukraine, newly constructed, highly capable Russian submarines lurk within striking distance of U.S. soil...

Harvard Capitulates: Will Give Ken Roth, Who Devoted His Life To Delegitimizing Israel, Prestigious Human Rights Fellowship After All

Posted by Johanna Markind on January 20, 2023 13 Comments

Pro-Roth echo chamber succeeds in pressuring Harvard into reversing decision to deny Roth a human rights fellowship, even though he has done more damage to legitimate "human rights" advocacy than almost any other living person....

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