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Some members have been involved in free speech controversies. Northwestern University professor Laura Kipnis was condemned by some students for her 2015 essay “Sexual Paranoia Strikes Academe,” in which she challenged the schools banning of teachers and students dating each other. Steven Pinker, the Harvard professor and best-selling linguist, was criticized by members of the Linguistic Society of America in 2011 for alleged insensitivity to racism and sexism. (The groups board defended Pin...

This image shows the logo for the newly formed Academic Freedom Alliance. Launched Monday, the alliance arose out of discussions among some Princeton University faculty members over how to counter what they see as growing intolerance of differing viewpoints. (AFA via AP) Previous Next Monday, March 08, 2021 9:30 am College educators form alliance to defend free expression HILLEL ITALIE | Associated Press   NEW YORK – Around 200 scholars from across the...

Cornel West and Laura Kipnis join alliance designed to help educators ‘speak and publish without fear of sanction’

Due process is a bedrock protection for anyone facing a loss of “life, liberty or property” — not public office.

Fact-checking Day 1 of Trump’s second impeachment trial: To try or not to try Jon Greenberg and Miriam Valverde, Politifact © Alex Brandon The House impeachment managers walk through the Rotunda to the Senate for the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. Before senators could consider a scrap of evidence in the case against former President Donald Trump, they first had to vote whether to try the case at all. House Democratic impeachment managers argued ...

Senate Republicans Out of Step With Majority Opinion on Convicting Donald Trump Newsweek 1/27/2021 Brendan Cole © Drew Angerer/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump exits the White House on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC.A poll shows that most Americans believe he should be convicted for inciting violence in the Capitol. A guilty verdict in Donald Trumps trial looks more unlikely after only five GOP senators agreed with Democrats it was constitutional to impeach an e...