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Should Adjuncts Keep Their Mouths Shut?
James Madison University adjunct (now former adjunct) professor Isaac Sweeney suggests that they should, if they want to keep their jobs.
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Why are school board members afraid to speak?
A New Jersey school board member posted about taxes on Facebook. A fellow board member complained to the state’s ethics commission. Now it’s a First Amendment fight.
FCC warning that networks risk licenses over Iran reporting a ‘shocking’ abuse of power
When the government demands the press become a state mouthpiece under the threat of punishment, something has gone very wrong.
Texas censors get more censorial
Higher ed in Texas is under fire once again after a history professor was forced to remove readings and references to “LGBT Americans.”
Iran war triggers calls for censorship in UK as higher ed regulator seeks to monitor ‘extremism’
War abroad and censorship at home, meanwhile the UK bans protests and eyes campus speech under “non-violent extremism,” raising alarms for academic freedom.