Any discussion of freedom must begin with a discussion of whose freedom we’re talking about. The freedom of some to harm others, or the freedom of others not to be harmed? Too often, we have not ...

The congressional appearance last month by Nemat Shafik, the president of Columbia University, was a breathtaking “What was she thinking?” episode in the history of academic freedom. It was shocking ...

Roth is president of Wesleyan University. His most recent book is The Student: A Short History. At least since the 1800s, colleges and universities in the United States have emphasized their civic ...

Dr. Snyder is a professor of history at Yale University and the author of “On Freedom.” I know a town in southern Ukraine where every single house has been destroyed by shelling or bombing. Even the ...

In February, 2020, the Albanian-British philosopher Lea Ypi found herself in a closet trying to write a book about freedom. Ypi, who is a professor of political theory at the London School of ...

Amid spiraling campus speech debates, many professors are rallying in defense of a bedrock principle. But can they agree on just what it means? By Jennifer Schuessler Academic freedom is a bedrock of ...

Freedom of the press in the United States is legally protected by the First Amendment, which famously declares: “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” Nearly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chip R Bell is a renowned keynote speaker and a best-selling author. “Leadership is a journey…you never arrive,” says Duke Energy ...