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30 Jun 2021, 11:05 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Sloppy legislation will lead to unintended consequences that damage academic freedom and good education] I have a short piece today in the Washington Post on the latest missteps in state legislative efforts to root out critical race theory. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 5:00 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Impeachment, not the 14th Amendment, is the mechanism for disqualifying Trump from future federal office.] [read post]
8 Dec 2021, 8:20 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Universities are better off if the faculty do not all think alike] As part of an issue dedicated to freedom of thought in the journal Social Philosophy and Policy, I published on article focusing on ideological diversity on the faculty at American universities. [read post]
22 Mar 2019, 8:03 am by Keith E. Whittington
Somewhere south of "a work of genius"; somewhere north of "a disaster for our democracy. [read post]
5 Jan 2022, 9:55 am by Keith E. Whittington
[This should be a high priority for the current Congress] I want to call attention to an excellent op-ed in the Washington Post outlining a framework for reform of the Electoral Count Act. [read post]
4 Mar 2019, 5:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
Deciding When to Impeach Requires Political Judgment, Not Legal SkillOver at Lawfare, I have published the latest of a series of posts that I have written over the past several months on the law and politics of presidential impeachments. [read post]
8 Oct 2021, 5:30 am by Keith E. Whittington
In coming weeks, I'll be appearing on several campuses, either virtually or in person, to talk about free speech and academic freedom issues. [read post]
31 Mar 2020, 5:09 pm by Keith E. Whittington
There is much to be said about Adrian Vermeule's provocative new essay, "Beyond Originalism. [read post]
16 Nov 2021, 6:27 am by Keith E. Whittington
[The university relents but policy reform is needed to better protect academic freedom] As previously discussed, the University of Florida created a huge controversy by attempting to bar its professors from testifying as expert witnesses in a lawsuit against the state of Florida. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 1:40 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[Thank goodness for small blessings in a public health emergency?] [read post]
1 Oct 2021, 8:00 am by Keith E. Whittington
[WBUR's On Point dedicated an hour to a discussion of the threat to academic freedom on college campuses] I recently appeared on WBUR's radio talk show On Point hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti. [read post]
3 Aug 2020, 6:52 pm by Keith E. Whittington
Auburn University is currently struggling to stick to its principles on free expression. [read post]
7 Dec 2023, 12:01 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[Only one option will preserve the central mission of the university] Yesterday's House hearings demonstrated the bind that university presidents are in as American college campuses are buffeted by protests relating to the events in Israel and Gaza. [read post]
6 Sep 2022, 1:36 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[The first government official has been removed by judicial order for participating in the January 6th "insurrection"] One of the lingering issues arising from the events of January 6, 2021 has been whether it would resuscitate the little used Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment. [read post]
26 Jan 2023, 6:45 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Some cause for concern] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been hammering away on higher education in Florida. [read post]
27 Mar 2023, 7:40 am by Keith E. Whittington
[Observing Israel (and the United States) through the lens of political science] Empirical social science does not take independent judiciaries as a given. [read post]
12 May 2020, 1:31 pm by Keith E. Whittington
[Can a state control how a presidential elector votes?] [read post]
1 Jun 2020, 3:31 pm by Keith E. Whittington
It seems hard to imagine that it is possible to watch the videos of the events that have unfolded over the past few days and not think that substantial reform of American policing is desperately needed. [read post]