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...doubt most denizens of the Ivory Tower laughed off Mr. Hunter’s affront to academic freedom. This very newspaper published a staff editorial parodying the bill as a simple-minded and jingoistic sop to the congressman’s far-right constituency. Academic freedom—or, more precisely, the freedom for academics to say, and host forums for others to say, the most outlandish things—has become such an unexamined prerogative that few find it necessary to defend...
...even understanding academic freedom as carte blanche to say anything or invite anyone to campus—with the proviso of keeping controversy to a minimum—leaves the concept incomplete. Society grants researchers and academics the right of free inquiry, but they in turn have a duty to act responsibly...
...Burma when the protests first started,” Maung told the crowd. “I had to see my friends go to the protests, fighting for their freedom and afraid for their lives...
...Constitutional Law at the University of Sevilla, the courts' response in both cases has been disproportionate. "All they're doing is saying, 'I'm a republican and I don't want a monarchy,'" he says of the arrested. "That's not a crime. That's an exercise in freedom of expression. If anything, what has damaged the monarchy is the government's response. They're not only making a juridical mistake, but a political...
...visit has certainly prompted widespread commentary in Poland. Gazeta Wyborcza editor and celebrated anti-communist dissident Adam Michnik penned this birthday greeting: "Grass teaches how to love freedom and truth or, simply put, life, how to love people how to love literature, he can do it, and we love...