rationale for freedom of expression in a liberal democracy
The right to individual liberty is the foundation of Western civilization; without it, Western culture ceases to exist. Individual liberties, such as the right to produce and consume ideas, are…
George and West are ideological foes, but they are friends. Their lesson is vitally important for higher education, which has become so warped over the past couple of decades.
David French writes in The New York Times about the social-media platforms' coordinated action this week to remove Alex Jones and Infowars from their sites. French begins by acknowledging the…
We can see an uptick in deliberate rudeness, harassment, vandalism, and violence committed solely because of political disagreement. Is there a return to civility in our future? John Locke Foundation’s…
Jane Shaw of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy writes here about a disturbing trend on college campuses in which students aren’t interested in discussing and debating ideas with…
If you enjoyed John Hood’s column this morning contrasting political quarrels with arguments, you might want to add Thomas Sowell‘s latest column to your reading list. It is always amazing…
The Daily Tar Heel reports that at yesterday’s forum on free speech, Haley Koch, the student who, along with others, disrupted Tom Tancredo’s speech at UNC earlier this year, defined…
In Britain, 20 percent of kids think Winston Churchill was a fictional character. Sheesh! UPDATE: More on the problem in the U.S., this one about the “ideological illiteracy” that results…
While the neighborhoods are overrun with little monsters this evening, it’s good to remember a different knock, on a different door, on the same date 488 years ago. Besides the…
The growing influence of internet bloggers has some in the traditional media warning of the demise of so-called “real” journalism. In a commentary published at Charlotte.com, Jeff A. Taylor wrote…
Questions about the value of charter schools have been raised, and continue to be raised, by detractors who wish to continue the status quo. Many are left/liberal in the political…
Believe it or not, that’s the assertion of a letter to the editor published in today’s Chapel Hill Herald. Andrew Courtwright of Durham writes, in part, about his view of…