After the Constitution was ratified in June of 1788, George Washington and James Madison urged the members of Congress to support the addition of the Bill of Rights, inspired by the notion that ...

The problem arises when educators interject their own opinions, either in social media posts or in classroom discussions that suppress critical discourse.

The Trump administration is cracking down on Americans’ freedom of speech with a new viciousness, but the First Amendment won ...

“The most common application of Tinker,” according to the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), is that ...

Danielle Allen is the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation. All year we’ve bandied about phrases like “civil discourse, ...

Being openly conservative at a liberal university comes with certain hazards, according to Miguel Muniz and Martin Bertao. They are the incoming and outgoing presidents of the University of California ...

Freedom of speech has always demanded courage, and courage is the one virtue universities cannot delegate. When free speech becomes fatal speech — as it did recently with the assassination of Charlie ...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably ...

It has been a tumultuous few weeks for free speech in America. While “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” may live to see its next show, the significance of this week’s events should not be minimized. Whether or not ...

Freedom comes with responsibility. And yes, that includes freedom of speech. According to a recent Quinnipac poll, 71% of voters think politically motivated violence in the United States today is a ...