Where does speech stop and harassment begin? Balancing free expression against student safety is never easy.
By Howard Lurie
Beth Ann Rosica: Penn president’s shocking equivocation on antisemitism
Magill joined two other college presidents on Capitol Hill and struggled to explain why anti-Jewish harassment is so widespread on campus.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Guy Ciarrocchi: What ever happened to ‘never again’?
Too many are speechless and paralyzed in the face of actual hate.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Thom Nickels: United for free speech at the National Constitution Center
Participants were strangely reluctant to say which side is most hostile to speech in America.
By Thom Nickels
Pennsylvania universities ranked poorly on free speech scale
Local schools all scored below average, with the University of Pennsylvania ranked second-worst in the nation.
By Lauren Jessop
Guy Ciarrocchi: It’s the First Amendment for a reason
Free speech and the laws protecting it were once seen as part of the American tradition. They should be again.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Lawmakers quiet on street preacher arrest at Reading Pride event
Preacher’s arrest raises First Amendment concerns in Berks County, but legislators keep mum.
By Christen Smith
Andy Bloom: Some people’s First Amendment rights are more equal than others
Conservatives are right to notice that their free speech rights are being shut down to protect the liberal establishment’s feelings.
By Andy Bloom
Tredyffrin/Easttown backs down from censorship of Conestoga High School newspaper
After rebuke from free speech lawyers, the district now claims they never raised the “equity” claim in their censorship efforts.
By Linda Stein
Rep. Joe D’Orsie: Let’s open up our colleges for debate
Universities should encourage speech and debate, not stifle them.
By Rep. Joe D’Orsie