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FIREwire — March 13, 2026
Judge weighs Pentagon restrictions, Australia charges pro-Palestinian protesters, and Germany investigates a historian for anti-Nazi remarks
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Iran war triggers calls for censorship in UK as higher ed regulator seeks to monitor ‘extremism’
“It’s like clockwork.
Mar 12
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Sarah McLaughlin
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‘Pick Your Ten’: The best advice I ever got in my life
I used to think FIRE co-founder Harvey Silverglate’s wise words were only useful for people trapped in the middle of the culture war. But now we all…
Published on The Eternally Radical Idea with Greg Lukianoff
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Mar 11
Northern Ireland to consider abolishing blasphemy law
Plus: Dubai police warn, “Think before you share”
Mar 10
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Sarah McLaughlin
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The Pentagon is violating Anthropic's First Amendment rights
Last night, FIRE filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S.
Mar 10
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FIREwire — March 6, 2026
Coksun wins Quran-burning case, Trump admin threatens Anthropic, Dubai cracks down on speech amid Iran attacks, and TikTok's sale sparks new concerns
Mar 6
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By bullying Anthropic, the Pentagon is violating the First Amendment. Here’s why.
When the Trump administration demanded changes to Anthropic’s AI system and backed it up with a threat to seize the system or blacklist the company, the…
Mar 6
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John Coleman
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After a professor's hot-mic racial remarks, Hunter College faces a free speech test
“They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school,” associate biology professor Allyson Friedman said during a public Zoom meeting at Hunter College.
Mar 5
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Zach Greenberg
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Hamit Coskun wins Quran-burning case, but threats to free expression linger in UK
Atheist and Kurdish-Armenian asylum seeker Hamit Coskun has emerged triumphant from a year-long legal battle after he burned a Quran in protest near the…
Mar 5
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Sarah McLaughlin
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Professors are inviting dialogue. That’s not the same as free speech.
I regularly teach a freshman seminar at Sarah Lawrence College.
Mar 4
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Samuel J. Abrams
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The four kinds of Trump voters
Political differences between Trump voters are significant — and will shape the future of the American Right.
Mar 3
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Sean Stevens
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Calls for censorship are a familiar wartime mistake
It’s like clockwork.
Mar 2
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Nico Perrino
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