Facts are foundational to our democracy. We turn to them to help us lift the veneer of hypocrisy that characterizes modern politics. … [Read more...] about TIMSIT: The Dangers in Denying Facts
TIMSIT: Defend Our Right to All Speech
Tuesday night’s election left many speechless. Contrary to the initial optimism that accompanied early exit polls and a surge in early … [Read more...] about TIMSIT: Defend Our Right to All Speech
TIMSIT: Beware of False Promises
Last week, a group of students launched the Georgetown Review, a publication dedicated to the analysis of world affairs and campus news … [Read more...] about TIMSIT: Beware of False Promises
TIMSIT: Changing Faces of Censorship
Clark Kerr, the late president of the University of California, Berkeley once said that a university “is not engaged in making ideas safe … [Read more...] about TIMSIT: Changing Faces of Censorship
TIMSIT: Curtailing Intellectual Freedom
Georgetown’s intellectual biodiversity is being challenged by what the New York Times columnist Ross Douthat calls the “rapid colonization … [Read more...] about TIMSIT: Curtailing Intellectual Freedom
Defending Honest Expression
A couple days ago, I attended the first class of my penultimate semester at Georgetown. During the introductory part of the class, and in … [Read more...] about Defending Honest Expression
Struggling to Uphold Free Speech
In 1840, a Frenchman returned to his homeland from his journey to America and later published “Democracy in America,” a modern classic on … [Read more...] about Struggling to Uphold Free Speech