What did the 16th president's think about the issues of his time? Princeton University’s Allen Guelzo talks to Lucas Morel & Richard Brookhiser about his book on Abraham Lincoln’s faith and intellectual life. Watch, Saturday at 9:30am ET on CSPAN 2

For free speech and academic freedom to thrive, schools MUST uphold the principles of Institutional Neutrality. FIRE, Academic Freedom Alliance and Heterodox Academy explain why in an open letter sent to America’s college trustees earlier this month. Learn more at FIRE 🌐 thefire.org/news/open-lett…

JMC Network Member Cara Rogers Stevens has recently released a book on Thomas Jefferson titled Thomas Jefferson and the Fight against Slavery. #newbook #BookRecommendation #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter jackmillercenter.org/cara-rogers-st…

VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE: "Lincoln, the 1860 Election, and the Future of Slavery in America," our annual Vaughan Lecture and Black History Month event feat. Lucas Morel. bit.ly/3Isr46H

We've sent a letter to Texas Tech on a case regarding extramural speech. The university suspended a prof over social media posts criticizing Israel and the war in Gaza, which we call "constitutionally protected expressions of private political opinions." academicfreedom.org/afa-urges-texa…

"Jonathan Haidt’s _The Anxious Generation_ is a terrifying assessment of the digital carnage, and a clarion-call to parents everywhere." Lucy Denyer The Telegraph Jonathan Haidt telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fict…

A Jewish professor at Columbia University is under investigation for criticizing the activity of pro-Palestine student groups. We sent a letter today calling this an "egregious violation" of academic freedom. academicfreedom.org/wp-content/upl…

Mayo Clinic Michael Joyner An initial public hearing on this case that lies at the core of academic freedom and free expression (viz, Mayo acting recklessly) will be held on April 8. Link here: courts-state-mn-us.zoomgov.com/j/1601595236?p… Meeting ID: 160 159 5236 Passcode: 091875

To its great shame, and at a tremendous loss of credibility, Mayo Clinic argues it has legal right to punish professors for voicing their medical opinions. How can anyone believe that Mayo doctors actually believe what they say any more? thecollegefix.com/mayo-clinic-ar…

Exploring Our Ancient Faith thepublicdiscourse.com/2024/05/94836/

I have, uh, complicated feelings about the New York Times, but this is a good answer that shows more sophisticated reasoning than most of his critics. semafor.com/article/05/05/…

We sent a letter to Penn's Faculty Senate urging it to reject proposed sanctions on controversial Prof. Amy Wax. "Viewpoint-discriminatory punishments of speech will continue to erode the public’s trust in institutions of higher education..." Read it here: academicfreedom.org/wp-content/upl…

Did Ethan Hawke (Ethan Hawke?!) manage to make a good film about the life and work of Flannery O’Connor? I review WILDCAT for the ⁦Washington Free Beacon⁩. freebeacon.com/culture/flanne…

My gosh. I'm retweeting Chris Cuomo--that's something I never imagined I'd do. But you know what? He makes a good point here. A very good point.

“Humans don’t want to confront challenging speech and will readily jettison their principles when given the chance, which makes maintaining the principle of open debate difficult for everyone.” Liberty Fund’s G. Patrick Lynch in a feature on Keith E. Whittington: lawliberty.org/features/a-con…

Here’s an essay of mine on Zora Neale Hurston’s politics, “A Minority of One, the Individual”: oll.libertyfund.org/publications/l…

In Chapter thirteen of Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville observed in 1835 that “The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.”  I have always found that statement compelling because it

.Henry Olsen weighs in nypost.com/2024/09/01/opi…

Graduate students in the Civil War field, please consider applying for this grant from the Abraham Lincoln Institute. Note that the dollar amount has been increased. lincoln-institute.org/scholarship-aw…