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MACDONALD: Manchester Community College Violated Students’ Speech Rights

March 23, 2026March 20, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Last fall, Manchester Community College Turning Point USA president Samuel Raiti set up a table outside the schools Main Entrance. I’ve been on that sidewalk myself, and there is tons of room. As you can see from the pictures above, he was in no way obstructing or interfering with pedestrian traffic or access in or … Read more

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CLINE: Join Us in Reviving the Free Exchange of Ideas in New Hampshire

September 26, 2025 Andrew Cline

On September 9, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) released its 2026 campus free speech rankings, concluding that “America’s colleges get an ‘F’ for poor free speech climate.” “More students than ever think violence and chaos are acceptable alternatives to peaceful protest,” FIRE Chief Research Advisor Sean Stevens said on the report’s release. “This … Read more

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Releases Latest Campus Free Speech Ratings

February 4, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has released its latest looks at free speech on America’s college campuses. The “Spotlight on Speech Codes 2024” report grades alleged schools of higher learning on their speech policies.

Supreme Court Takeaway: Public Ed’s Mission is Not to Open Minds, it is to Close Them

June 27, 2021June 27, 2021 Steve MacDonald

A Cheerleader expressed herself and got punished by her school. But she wasn’t at school, and the Supreme Court ruled her speech is protected. Skip touched on the in loco parentis ramifications here, but I had other thoughts about the ruling.

Racists at SUNY Binghamton?

November 17, 2019

Students from Young America’s Foundation tabled at Southern University of New York in Binghamton this week. At least until they were run off campus by racists at SUNY Binghamton. No, the students tabling were not of a minority. They were white. Surrounded by mostly minority students screaming to “pack this s*** up, it’s time to … Read more

Free Speech: They use our Desire for Liberty Against Us

November 14, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The Left’s war on free speech is well underway. In less than a generation (or a Supreme Court Justice or two), we could find ourselves incapable of saying what we think about a wide range of things, which begs the question.

New Trump EO Could Cost Colleges Big Money If They Don’t Protect Free Speech

March 21, 2019 Steve MacDonald

President Trump signed an Executive Order today that “directs 12 grant-making agencies to use their authority in coordination with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to ensure institutions that receive federal research or education grants promote free speech and free inquiry. ”