The Oyster Club

Childhood Independence and Democratic Self-Governance

Cultural pluralism isn’t a threat to liberal societies. Culture wars are.

Does Academic Freedom Apply to University Administrators?

The answer might be simpler than we think.

A Note on the Heckler’s Veto

When Social Censorship Is Worse than State Censorship

Are Concerns about Campus Illiberalism Just Another Moral Panic?

New Research suggests “maybe.”

Cause for optimism in the fight for free expression on campus?

Universities are reasserting their commitment to free speech and free expression.

Just Say No.

Why universities should resist calls to punish professors for engaging in speech that politicians find offensive.

Two Cheers and One Worry about Campus Free Speech

A recent survey highlights the state of free speech and viewpoint diversity on college campuses.

Digging Out

Coming back after a not-so-relaxing summer.

What I'm reading this week

DEI at UCLA; AI; Twitter’s context problem; a win for free speech?; the death of libertarianism?

Moral decline is an illusion.

And the stakes are high.

Universities as free speech incubators?

A comment on polarization, academic freedom, and the role universities can play in fostering liberal norms.