DARE: A Failure of the Network News Star System
Network news in crisis as leading anchors are felled by sexual harassment and misconduct claims. Folksy radio host and author Garrison Keillor is fired by public radio over harassment… More
Breakdown of Civility at the University of Connecticut an Alarming Development for Academic Discourse
The University of Connecticut must now respond with care and judiciousness to ensure the campus remains a venue for free expression and academic discourse. More
NFL’s Support of Social Justice Causes a Win For Dialogue, Peaceful Protest, and the First Amendment
Dissent and protest are alive and well in Donald Trump’s America, thanks to those willing to stand up—and kneel down—for their rights. More
Why You Should Fight For Net Neutrality
We need to keep the internet free because, in today’s world, so many of our other freedoms depend on it. More
DARE: Trump retweets inflammatory and unverified anti-Muslim videos
President Trump re-tweets three inflammatory, unverified anti-Muslim videos posted by a far-right British extremist. The president also is reported to be... More
Trump’s Trafficking of Incendiary and Unverified Videos Unbecoming to Office of the President
The spread of hate speech and the rise of hate crimes have become unmistakable hallmarks of the Trump Administration’s first year in office. More
DARE: A woman approached The Post with dramatic—and false—tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation.
Mainstream media detractors stoop to a new level as shadowy group is exposed for a failed effort to convince the Washington Post to believe false... More
Scaramucci’s Threat to Sue Tufts Student and Newspaper A Baseless Attempt to Silence Criticism
Scaramucci’s threat to sue a Tufts student and the school newspaper is a baseless attempt to silence criticism fully protected by the First Amendment. More
Myanmar’s Slow Strangulation of Online Speech
While Saung Kha was one of the first poets arrested and imprisoned under Article 66(d) of Myanmar’s Telecommunications Law, he would not be the last. More
Turkish Courts Set to Begin Hearings of Purged Dissidents in Academia
The continued targeting of academics in Turkey sends a chilling signal on freedom of thought and expression in institutions of higher education. More