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Embattled Professor to Leave Brigham Young
Inside Higher Ed that Professor Steven Jones—whom BYU stripped of his teaching duties because of his view that 9/11 was orchestrated by the United States—has reached an agreement with the university under which he is “retiring from his job as a physics instructor” at BYU.
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FIRE Senior Scholar discusses her new book, "" Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:17 Book origins 03:38 How China censored speech on American campuses 18:36 COVID's impact for international students' speech 22:05 What is sensitivity...
Pentagon’s press badge policy unites journalists by offending the Constitution
The Pentagon's press badge policy is an unconstitutional attempt to single out reporters for less favorable treatment than the general public. Thankfully, it has united outlets against the effort.
The trouble with ‘dignity’
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, universities are navigating how to respond when community members says offensive things online. But if “dignity” becomes a rule, it stops inspiring virtue and starts enforcing conformity.
VICTORY: Federal court halts Texas’ ‘no First Amendment after dark’ campus speech ban
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the University of Texas from enforcing a law that bans virtually all free speech on public university campuses after dark