The Harsh and Unjust Punishment of Marc Lamont Hill

The attacks on the professor are a threat to academic freedom and the criticism of Israeli human-rights abuses.

David Palumbo-Liu

The UN Calls It Genocide—Why Won’t the US?

A new report condemns Myanmar’s military for its slaughter of the Rohingya.

David Palumbo-Liu

Why Berkeley’s Battle Against White Supremacy Is Not About Free Speech

The alt-right’s First Amendment narratives just give cover to campaigns of intimidation.

Meleiza Figueroa and David Palumbo-Liu

Israel Unleashes an Onslaught on Human-Rights NGOs, Artists, and Writers

The new wave of McCarthyite smears and repressive laws is unprecedented.

David Palumbo-Liu

Steven Salaita, Professor Fired for ‘Uncivil’ Tweets, Vindicated in Federal Court

A federal judge has allowed his lawsuit against the University of Illinois to proceed, and the chancellor who rescinded his appointment last year has resigned amid an ethics investigation.

David Palumbo-Liu

Why Is a Notorious Free-Speech Censor Being Given a Platform at a Major Academic Gathering?

Leading intellectuals are outraged that Monique Canto-Sperber, who famously quashed two events sponsored by Israel critics, is being given the stage to discuss “freedom of speech.”

David Palumbo-Liu

Breaking Taboos, BDS Gains Ground Among Academics

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has a long way to go, but recent endorsements show it’s getting somewhere.

David Palumbo-Liu

‘Unhiring’ Steven Salaita

David Palumbo-Liu

Why the ‘Unhiring’ of Steven Salaita Is a Threat to Academic Freedom

Under the spurious claim of protecting “civility,” the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has caved in to the McCarthyite bullying of the Israel lobby.

David Palumbo-Liu