Free Speech on Campus | Public Affairs

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Free speech, freedom of association, viewpoint diversity, and open inquiry--these principles are essential to the educational mission of the university, and to the health of civil society.

RealClearPublicAffairs' Free Speech on Campus page is designed to be the leading online forum where conversation on these critical issues can take place.

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Essential Reading

Why I Won't Let My Classes Be Recorded

John Villasenor, Chronicle of Higher Education

A classroom should be a space beyond the reach of the digital panopticon.
Cancel Culture Comes to Science

Peter Wood, Wall Street Journal

Anyone can try to shut down opinions he dislikes.
What’s Missing From Call-Out Culture: The Opportunity to Change

Dan Melo, Aero Magazine

Call-out culture deprives us of the fundamental purpose of shaming wrongdoers—giving them the chance to change.
What do Americans Think of the BDS Movement, Aimed at Israel?

Shibley Telhami, Brookings Institution

How much do Americans know about BDS and what do they think about it?
J.K. Rowling Figured Out a Way to Break Our Cancel Culture

Meghan McArdle, Washington Post

The Harry Potter author attracted an online mob when she tweeted, "biological sex is real."