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FIREwire — October 31, 2025
Creeley testifies on 'jawboning,' ex-Coast Guard acquitted, Lukianoff speaks at Utah Valley University
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theFIREorg
Why FIRE is now judging bias-reporting systems more harshly — and why I changed my mind
Neighbors turning in neighbors for wrong-think cultivates the habits of an unfree society. We shouldn’t train students to do it—and we certainly…
Published on The Eternally Radical Idea with Greg Lukianoff
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7 hrs ago
The global free speech recession
The right to free expression is backsliding in an increasingly illiberal and authoritarian world.
Oct 30
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Matthew Harwood
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What I told the Senate Commerce Committee about 'jawboning'
Will Creeley’s Senate testimony on online speech
Oct 29
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theFIREorg
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How targeting scholars for speech leaves lasting scars
When a scholar is targeted for their expression, the story rarely ends when the headlines fade.
Oct 28
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Nate Honeycutt
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They displayed anti-Trump buttons — then the sheriff alerted Secret Service
Officials in Ashland County, Ohio, are facing a lawsuit they richly deserve after retaliating against residents over their political expression.
Oct 24
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Aaron Terr
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FIREwire — October 24, 2025
SCOTUS mulls conversion therapy, millions join No Kings protest, and Indiana U. bans student paper
Oct 24
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theFIREorg
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How ‘anti-woke’ laws and cancel culture combine to chill classroom speech
Over the past several years, some politicians have tried to ban or limit discussion of controversial ideas in higher education, particularly those…
Oct 24
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Michael Hurley
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Thurgood Marshall: America’s premier First Amendment defender
Thurgood Marshall was a giant in American law and culture. His civil rights legacy and Supreme Court advocacy are rightfully honored.
Oct 24
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theFIREorg
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What the hell is going on at Indiana University?
With no sense of irony, IU censors student newspaper for reporting on poor free speech ranking
Oct 23
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Sean Stevens
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Everyone’s a free-speech hypocrite
This essay was originally published in The New York Times on Sept.
Oct 23
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Greg Lukianoff
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High-profile comedians paid handsomely to not offend Saudi royals at Riyadh Comedy Festival
Plus: Man, now pardoned, initially sentenced to death for criticizing Tunisia’s president
Oct 22
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Sarah McLaughlin
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