Colleague ActivitiesMake it a Habit: Be Hard on Issues But Soft on People
A quick "how to" (and why) from Starts with Us as a good way to reduce polarization, improve relationships, and get more done.
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Make it a Habit: Be Hard on Issues But Soft on People
A quick "how to" (and why) from Starts with Us as a good way to reduce polarization, improve relationships, and get more done.
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Ken Cloke: Free Speech on Campus: What Colleges and Universities Can Do - And Lorelie Kelly on How Universities Can Strengthen our Democratic System
There are no judicial or military solutions to the wars being fought around the world, or on our campuses. Our only choice is to learn to live together by settling, transforming, or transcending our conflicts.
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Free Speech Limits
In the United States, both the Democrats and the Republicans are trying to limit the speech of the other. And Europe is even worse. There you can be arrested for things you post on the Internet that are critical of local authorities.
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Protect Freedom of Speech While Opposing Deceptive Propaganda and Censorship
There is a fine line between freedom of speech, censorship, and control of disinformation and propaganda. These resources discuss how to walk that fine line.
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Institute for Free Speech
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Greg Lukianoff on How to Build a Culture of Free Speech
Thoughtful advice on how to cultivate both public support for freedom of speech and an ability to use those freedoms effectively.
News and Opinion
Greg Lukianoff on How to Build a Culture of Free Speech
Thoughtful advice on how to cultivate both public support for freedom of speech and an ability to use those freedoms effectively.
News and Opinion
Tolerating Intolerance: The Free Speech Paradox
An exploration of one of the toughest challenges facing efforts to build a diverse democracy based on mutual tolerance -- the unwillingness of some people to tolerate political opponents.
News and Opinion
Here's the Long List of Topics Republicans Want Banned From the Classroom
Amid free speech concerns about Republican efforts to ban the teaching of certain topics, a reasonably impartial look at what, exactly, they are trying to ban.
News and Opinion
Free speech is in trouble
From Nate Silver, a detailed look at a major new poll exploring what young people really think about free speech.
News and Opinion
New Hate Speech Laws Threaten Freedom Across the West
An update on how efforts to control hate speech may be undermining the most foundational of all our freedoms -- the freedom to think and speak one's mind.