Canada’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre supports Dr. Jordan Peterson’s free speech
January 9, 2023
Speaking out after Dr. Peterson was threatened with losing his license for his tweets.
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Ben Squires
Ben Squires writes for the news letter about cancel culture and free speech rights in education and academia. [email protected]
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New York media professor says “hate speech” should be censored on social media, delights in cancel culture
January 6, 2023
Loves when people lose their job for “nasty” social media posts.
Professor is reinstated after being fired for supporting Confederate monument removals and reopening schools
November 4, 2022
Collin College is bound by the First Amendment.
University of York gives students a random code instead of a name-based email to be “inclusive,” avoid “offense”
October 27, 2022
Numbers not names.
UC Berkeley stands by instructor after petition calls for him to be fired over decade-old Facebook post
October 13, 2022
A post made in 2012.
Western University students appeal court decision to ignore privacy rights over Covid vaccine database
October 3, 2022
Pushing against medical databases.
An Alabama college is challenged after punishing history instructor for Facebook posts
October 1, 2022
Wallace State Community College is bound by the First Amendment.
University of Utah student arrested after posting nuclear reactor joke online
September 24, 2022
A clear joke.
Kansas City Art Institute doubles down on anti-free speech social media stance
September 9, 2022
Policing speech on students’ personal social media accounts.
Canada’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre supports Dr. Jordan Peterson’s free speech
Speaking out after Dr. Peterson was threatened with losing his license for his tweets.
January 9, 2023
New York media professor says “hate speech” should be censored on social media, delights in cancel culture
Loves when people lose their job for “nasty” social media posts.
January 6, 2023
Professor is reinstated after being fired for supporting Confederate monument removals and reopening schools
Collin College is bound by the First Amendment.
November 4, 2022
University of York gives students a random code instead of a name-based email to be “inclusive,” avoid “offense”
Numbers not names.
October 27, 2022
UC Berkeley stands by instructor after petition calls for him to be fired over decade-old Facebook post
A post made in 2012.
October 13, 2022
Western University students appeal court decision to ignore privacy rights over Covid vaccine database
Pushing against medical databases.
October 3, 2022
An Alabama college is challenged after punishing history instructor for Facebook posts
Wallace State Community College is bound by the First Amendment.
October 1, 2022
September 24, 2022
Kansas City Art Institute doubles down on anti-free speech social media stance
Policing speech on students’ personal social media accounts.
September 9, 2022
