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Free Speech and Religion

Reimagining Rituals

This April, our Christian, Muslim, and Jewish neighbors celebrated important holidays: Easter, Ramadan, and Passo ...

BY Religion & Society Program

Video

04.02.2020
Free Speech and Religion

Repressing Journalism Is Repressing Civil Society

Around the world, reporters and activists are being killed in pursuit of the truth.

BY Gillian Caldwell

Blog Post

06.24.2018
Free Speech and Religion

Universities Facing Turmoil

A recent article in InsideHigherEd focused on the challenges facing the new president of Duke University, including his authorization of the removal of a R ...

BY Karen Gross & 1 more

Blog Post

09.05.2017
Technology

Can Censoring Social Media Stop Extremism?

Governments are trying to fight extremism while still protecting freedom of speech on the Internet.

BY Rebecca MacKinnon

Blog Post

06.25.2017
Criminal Law and Justice

The Hidden Challenge of Fighting Hate in America

Why is the number of hate groups on the rise?

BY Heidi Beirich

Blog Post

06.14.2017
Free Speech and Religion

Defending the First Amendment

Few people have influenced our understanding of freedom of speech more than Floyd Abrams.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

06.14.2017
Colleges and Universities

Free Speech Misconceptions on Campus

Greg Lukianoff is the president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). He's the author of ‘Unlearning Liberty’ and ‘Fre ...

BY Greg Lukianoff

Blog Post

06.30.2016
Free Speech and Religion

Coach's Challenge Flag on Campus Protests

Why is it that when it comes to the social world, not all speech is deemed equally worthy of protecting?

BY Nancy Cantor

Blog Post

06.30.2016