Smerconish just got a taste of the world conservatives have been living in forever.
By Christine Flowers
Dickinson College pulls Smerconish commencement address invitation over comments from 2004.
“This should be a cautionary tale for anyone in America who believes in fairness, common sense, the free exchange of ideas, rational decision-making, and the importance of leadership in the face of hysteria,” Smerconish said.
By Steve Ulrich
Howard Lurie: In defense of the utterly despicable
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