Free speech

U. of North Texas Pays Prof. Timothy Jackson $725,000 for Defaming Him

Timothy Jackson is a professor of music theory at the University of North Texas who specializes in Schenkerian analysis, one of the standard methods for…

Jul 13 •

The Trial of UCLA Business School Dean Anthony Bernardo for Suspending and Libelling Gordon Klein

Tuesday, July 1 begins the trial of Anthony Bernardo, Dean of UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, on allegations by Continuing Lecturer Gordon Klein…

Jun 30 •

Who Should Be Blamed for Poor Drafting of University Policies?

What should college trustees do when the college legal department gives bad legal advice?

Jun 20 •

Fire the Worthless Trustees of the University of Florida

[Note: IU people may find footnote 1 the most interesting part of this.]

Jun 6 •

"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" Was Revealed as Cultural Marxism, So Indiana University Has Relabelled "DEI" as "AESI"

"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion"—commonly abbreviated as DEI— has become unfashionable after the excesses of the woke era in promoting cultural…

Apr 24

Trump's Demand that Harvard Departments Have "Viewpoint Diversity"

On April 11, President Trump sent a letter to Harvard with various demands, threatening to cut off federal science grants if Harvard does not comply.

Apr 17 •

TikTok I: Can Trump Refuse to Enforce the Law? Can He Delay Enforcing It? Can He Buy TikTok?

There has a been a lot of wrong-headed talk about what will happen and should happen with the TikTok Law, so I’ll write about it.

Jan 20 •

Blatant Suppression of Free Speech by MIT: "On Pacifism" in the Student Magazine, "Written Revolution"

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is caught up in its biggest free-speech scandal since the 2019 disinvitation of Professor Dorian Abbot from…

Dec 10, 2024 •

The Biggest Reason to Vote for Trump: The Oppressors/Oppressed Dichotomy

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Oct 25, 2024 •

Elon Musk's Lawsuit against the Companies That Have Boycotted Twitter by Pulling Out Their Advertising.

X, the former Twitter, has sued an advertising trade assocation, GARM, for antitrust (anti-monopoly) violations along with several corporations that…

Aug 11, 2024 •

The Encampment for Motherhood

I failed in my scheme to get arrested with the pro-Hamas Tenters and I failed in my attempt to get beat up by them.

May 25, 2024 •

Blood on My Doorstep (An Old Man's Stories, I)

I mean to write up a series called “An Old Man’s Stories”, even though perhaps I’m not qualified to do so at age 63.

May 25, 2022 •

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