Free Speech Tag

Upcoming Lecture: “The War on Conservative Speech – From Campus to Culture” (December 12, Sharon, MA)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 05, 2019 18 Comments

On December 12, 2019, at 7 p.m., in Sharon, Massachusetts, I will be giving a lecture on "The War on Conservative Speech - From Campus to Culture," at the invitation of the Sharon Republican Town Committee:

Holy Cross Student Protesters Try to Shout Down Speech by Heather Mac Donald

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 29, 2019 20 Comments

Manhattan Institute scholar Heather Mac Donald gave a speech at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts recently, but the event was marred by students who tried to shout her down.

Adam Carolla Says ‘No Safe Spaces’ Documentary Has Message College Students Need to Hear

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 23, 2019 1 Comment

“The ‘remove you from your livelihood’ part of the culture we’re in now scares me.”...

Left Wing Student Protesters Block Entry to Ann Coulter Speech at UC Berkeley

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 22, 2019 21 Comments

In the spring of 2017, Young America's Foundation invited Ann Coulter to speak at UC-Berkeley, but the event never happened over safety concerns. This week, she returned at the invitation of the College Republicans.

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FIRE on Binghamton Protest of Art Laffer: “Latest in a Disturbing Trend of Protesters Silencing Others”

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 21, 2019 5 Comments

"The biggest threat to free speech at Binghamton Monday evening wasn’t the police or Art Laffer — but the vigilante censors"...

Vassar President: It was anti-Semitic to shout at Israeli Jewish speaker “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free”

Posted by Samantha Mandeles on November 19, 2019 7 Comments

Search for Vassar College in Legal Insurrection's archives, and you'll find scores of posts documenting Vassar students' efforts to shut down speech with which they disagree. This is a longstanding problem on today's college campuses, and it is perhaps most commonly manifested in attacks on Israeli, pro-Israel, and/or Jewish speakers. Vassar College Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) has a particularly sordid history, including posting of an anti-Jewish and anti-American Nazi cartoon, glorifying terrorists, and picketing a course that involved travel to Israel.

Protests Erupt at Bucknell University Over Speech by Heather Mac Donald

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 15, 2019 6 Comments

“It is evidence in support of Mac Donald’s thesis in her latest book that some faculty and students are reacting to this as they are”...

AUDIO: “There is a hunger on behalf of students to learn about” free speech “and they’ve never had anybody explain it to them”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 12, 2019 11 Comments

A little over two years ago, on October 25, 2017, I gave a speech about free speech and hate speech at Vassar College. It was, as I have described many times, an 'out-of-body' experience because of false claims spread about me and my appearance by students, including student government. From my post, Safe Spaces and Safety Teams at Vassar College for My Lecture on Free Speech:

University’s Attorney Resigns After Using the N-Word During Free Speech Event

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 10, 2019 2 Comments

"Several members of the audience became outraged"...

U. Michigan Settles Lawsuit Challenging Bias Response Teams, Agrees to Changes

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 31, 2019 6 Comments

A group called Speech First has been engaged in a legal battle with the University of Michigan for months. Speech First went after the school over their speech codes and use of a so-called bias response team. Now it appears they have reached a settlement.

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Free Speech Tag

Upcoming Lecture: “The War on Conservative Speech – From Campus to Culture” (December 12, Sharon, MA)

Holy Cross Student Protesters Try to Shout Down Speech by Heather Mac Donald

Adam Carolla Says ‘No Safe Spaces’ Documentary Has Message College Students Need to Hear

Left Wing Student Protesters Block Entry to Ann Coulter Speech at UC Berkeley

FIRE on Binghamton Protest of Art Laffer: “Latest in a Disturbing Trend of Protesters Silencing Others”

Vassar President: It was anti-Semitic to shout at Israeli Jewish speaker “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free”

Protests Erupt at Bucknell University Over Speech by Heather Mac Donald

AUDIO: “There is a hunger on behalf of students to learn about” free speech “and they’ve never had anybody explain it to them”

University’s Attorney Resigns After Using the N-Word During Free Speech Event

U. Michigan Settles Lawsuit Challenging Bias Response Teams, Agrees to Changes

Student Thinks There’s Too Much Free Speech on Campus After Encountering Pro-Life Group

‘No Safe Spaces’ Documentary Exposes the Left’s War on Free Speech

FIRE Comes to Defense of UConn Students Arrested Over Racial Slurs

Former Acting ICE Chief Shouted Off Stage by Student Protesters at UPenn

Poll Finds Majority of Americans Want First Amendment Rewritten to Curb Free Speech

Student Protesters at Duke U. Disrupt Former Israeli Foreign Minister’s Speech

Word Crime: Two UConn Students Arrested For Saying Racial Slurs

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