Higher education is in dire need of reform, at least in the eyes of conservatives. Two conservative scholars penned a joint opinion editorial that outlined potential proposals for state lawmakers. Manhattan Institute scholars Ilya Shapiro…
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Muzzling Free Speech at Berkeley Law School
It is not an uncommon occurrence at universities of certain unapproved speech being suppressed because it does not conform to prevailing ideologies. As part of what is now labeled the “cancel culture,” the purging of…
Ilya Shapiro resigns from Georgetown University
After a 122-day investigation into his tweets, Ilya Shapiro resigned as senior lecturer and executive director of Georgetown University Law Center’s Center for the Constitution. Georgetown University, a private Catholic university run by Jesuits, had…
Georgetown University suspends legal scholar over Supreme Court tweet
Georgetown University placed a newly-hired law professor on leave after one of his social media posts led to an outcry from leftists on social media and on its college campus. Ilya Shapiro, a former legal…
Gay Marriage on the Rocks
Outside of academia, even gay marriage supporters are dubious about the Supreme Court’s legal logic in legalizing it. “When I read Justice Kennedy’s decision, I wanted to embroider it on a pillow but wondered if…