We argue about campus free speech because we forget what the university is for
The combination of highly visible protests combined with the varying university responses has lately reignited the debate over free speech on campus. Longstanding opponents of free speech have suddenly declared its importance, and have noticed how recent ideas about how to erode cultural and jurisprudential free speech norms might actually be used for ill — […]
Holocaust museum will host free field trips for eighth graders in New York City public schools
New York City’s Holocaust Museum will offer free educational field trips to eighth-graders in public schools as part of a program aimed at combating anti-Semitism, it announced Thursday. The program, which begins this fall and runs for three years, will allow up to 85,000 students from traditional public and charter schools to tour the Museum […]
Trump claims Putin will free jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich for him
MOSCOW – Donald Trump has posted on social media that he intends to use his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin to get Wall Street reporter Evan Gershkovitch released from a Russian prison. President Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social that this would happen right after the US presidential election in November, […]
IRS extends Free File tax program
The IRS tax preparation program, which allows citizens to use certain corporate tax preparation software for free, will be extended through 2029, the agency announced Wednesday. Participating software companies in 2024 include Tax Act, Online Taxes, Tax Hawk, and On-Line Taxes. “Free File remains an important part of the IRS portfolio, allowing taxpayers to file […]
Massachusetts considering universal, free community college
A plan to create a tuition-free, universal community college for all Massachusetts residents was up for debate Tuesday as the state Senate begins deliberating a $57.9 billion budget for the new fiscal year. . Supporters, including Democratic Senate President Karen Spilka, argue that the plan, dubbed MassEducate, aims to grow the state’s workforce while expanding […]
Bush-era Law Authorizes U.S. to Free Netanyahu if Detained by ICC
The American Servicemembers Protection Act (ASPA), a law signed by President George W. Bush in 2002, prohibits the United States from cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in seeking warrants against Israel. Additionally, the law authorizes the president to “use all means necessary and appropriate to effect the release of any person detained or […]
California Assembly Passes Apology for Slavery, Despite Entering Union as ‘Free State’
California’s state legislature voted Thursday to apologize for the state’s role in slavery. However, California entered the Union as a “free state” in 1850. invoice, AB 3089was written by Rep. Reggie Jones Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) and passed as the state Legislature considered various other “reparations” bills. The bill acknowledges that California outlawed slavery, but cites […]
‘Enemy of free speech’: Journalist Eli Lake dismantles anti-Israel activists who lament the closure of college encampments
free press journalist Eli Lake He said anti-Israel activists who have been causing trouble on college campuses have been “enemies of free speech” for several years. fox news digital. Regarding these anti-Israel demonstrators, Lake said:[s]Setting up an encampment in the middle of the Quad or occupying a building and allowing Zionist students and professors to […]
Pete Alonso’s free agency blueprint to stick with Mets still evolving
Last June, the Mets tried again to sign Pete Alonso to a long-term contract. Through his agency at the time, Apex Baseball, he received a seven-year offer worth $158 million. At the time, the Mets’ baseball operations department, led by general manager Billy Eppler, was trying to sign Alonso to a multi-year deal that would […]
NYC Council’s secret ‘woke’ wish list for Albany politicians revealed — including bill that could free killers when they reach 55
New York City’s far-left majority plans to push Albany City Council to pass a slew of ultra-woke bills, including releasing a 55-year-old murderer, allowing felons to vote in prison, and blocking federal immigration enforcement. . The left-wing Democratic Party recently drew up a “secret” wish list that would have made Lenin proud. He is lobbying […]