College Administrations Are Failing Their Palestinian and Jewish Students College Administrations Are Failing Their Palestinian and Jewish Students
Campus activists say many university leaders have declined to protect Arab and Muslim students, and by conflating Israel and Judaism have only stoked antisemitism.
Nov 22, 2023 / Hadas Thier
There Is No Space in the Sports World to Call for a Free Palestine There Is No Space in the Sports World to Call for a Free Palestine
The decision of professional athletes to stay silent is understandable, but it’s sad to see caring people muzzle themselves to protect their livelihoods.
Nov 10, 2023 / Dave Zirin
The Smearing of Rashida Tlaib and the Palestinian Calls for Freedom The Smearing of Rashida Tlaib and the Palestinian Calls for Freedom
The only Palestinian member of Congress was censured, but she has every reason to wear that as a badge of honor.
Nov 10, 2023 / Yousef Munayyer
Want to Know How Far-Reaching the Right-Wing Movement Against Free Expression in Schools Is? Want to Know How Far-Reaching the Right-Wing Movement Against Free Expression in Schools Is?
PEN America just released a scary report.
Sep 26, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Campus Right’s Long War on Free Speech The Campus Right’s Long War on Free Speech
The peevish, pampered crybabies at Young Americans for Freedom love frivolous lawsuits.
Jul 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
A Federal Ruling Restricts Oversight of Social Media A Federal Ruling Restricts Oversight of Social Media
A Trump-appointed judge imposed limits on the Biden administration's contact with online platforms, potentially opening the floodgates for unregulated misinformation.
Jul 6, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Like It or Not, Cancel Culture Is Free Speech Like It or Not, Cancel Culture Is Free Speech
The history of medicine makes clear why false free-speech champions should just settle down already.
Jun 6, 2023 / J.C. Hallman
Hunt Murderers, Not Poets Hunt Murderers, Not Poets
In support of arrested Russian poet Evgenia Berkovich.
May 10, 2023 / The Nation and Katrina vanden Heuvel
Arresting Criticism: When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail Arresting Criticism: When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail
Criminal defamation laws are relics of a bygone age.
May 1, 2023 / David Cole and Brian Hauss
What the UK’s Arrest of a French Publisher Means for Public Intellectuals the World Over What the UK’s Arrest of a French Publisher Means for Public Intellectuals the World Over
The detention of Ernest Moret raises urgent questions about British authorities’ targeting public intellectuals at the request of other nations.
Apr 24, 2023 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata