university

August 1, 2023

Private Conscience or Public Choice

Why universities should not trade on their reputation to intervene in politics or social debates Continue reading

academia

freedom of conscience, politics, university, voting
November 6, 2012

The Idea of the Marketplace

Apologies for the lack of blogging for the past week. We had this minor disturbance of a hurricane, and then I went to a conference in Chicago to present my paper on federalism and judicial review. My topic today is the highlight of that conference, a keynote address by Robert Post, Dean of the Yale Continue reading

Constitutional law, Law and economics

academic freedom, education, First Amendment, free speech, freedom of expression, marketplace of ideas, Robert Post, university
May 11, 2012

Rants and Freedoms

Some university students think the lecturer whose class they are taking is doing a lousy job. Someone creates a hyperbolically-named Facebook group to rant; others join; a few post derogatory messages on the group’s wall. So far, so normal. But, after the semester ends and the lecturer, for reasons unknown, is no longer employed by Continue reading

Constitutional law, New Technologies

Charter, education, Facebook, free speech, freedom of expression, social media, university