Two years ago, Princeton University held a Constitution Day lecture entitled “F%*# Free Speech,” which asked students to “rethink academic freedom and academic values.” The speaker asserted that higher education “has…
In his famous 1954 defense of free speech, journalist Edward R. Murrow declared “We are not descended from fearful men—not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend…
By: By Nicole Neily, President of Speech First Originally published in Real Clear Education.
By Nicole Neily, President of Speech First Originally published in Real Clear Education. There’s an old saying, “Laugh, and the world laughs with you”—but sadly, those days seem to be vanishing…
By Nicole Neily, President of Speech First Originally published in Inside Sources The recent D-Day anniversary celebrations provided a good opportunity to consider what happened after World War II ended. Half of Europe…
Speech First, a First Amendment advocacy group, sued the University of Illinois on Thursday, claiming that it suppressed political advocacy and instituted a “bias response” regime that chilled students’ willingness to express their opinions.
“On a regular basis, The University of Illinois sends a clear message to students who wish to engage in political and religious speech: there are some views that are welcome, and others that…