FIRE launches 2022 Free Inquiry Grant program offering $150,000 to support research on free speech

Free speech grants that supported research that advances our understanding of free speech and academic freedom. In its first year, this program awarded $150,000 in grants.

By delaying free speech survey in response to criticism, University of Wisconsin System errs

‘The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder’ introduces a new generation to the infamous (and often absurd) Anthony Comstock

‘A Glorious Liberty’ by Damon Root, Marvel Comics’ wonderfully weird start, & the redemption of Carly Rae Jepsen: The July 2021 Prestigious Awards

13 important points in the campus & K-12 'critical race theory' debate

The Eternally Radical Idea is a blog about free speech by FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff, co-author of the New York Times bestseller "The Coddling of the American Mind."

John McWhorter’s ‘Nine Nasty Words’ is my May book of the month — with a serious digression into academic freedom & teaching about epithets

Catching up with 'Coddling' part thirteen: The misuse of Title IX still threatens free speech on campus

On his inauguration day, I wrote President Biden asking him to ensure that his administration speak with us before taking any action on Title IX.

Catching up with 'Coddling' part twelve: Protecting the brand and apolitical censorship — The 'big middle' of FIRE’s cases

A lot of FIRE’s cases involve students who are not stereotypical examples of right-on-left or left-on-right censorship of political or “politically incorrect” speech.

Catching up with 'Coddling' part eight: Some big wins for free play and childhood independence

Catching up with 'Coddling' part seven: The #MustListen Kate Julian interview, 'Runaway Homophily,' and the second 'Coddling' Caveat