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The Harvard alumni who refuse to abandon their alma mater
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Harvard has, in recent years, seemingly abandoned its foundational commitments to free expression and academic freedom, the conditions that make the pursuit of Verita...
Americans don’t trust the government to regulate social media. They’re right.
Kae Rosado doesn’t need the government’s permission to speak. She saw ICE activity in Chicago. She saw neighbors worried, confused, and looking for reliable information. So she did the American thing: When government power appeared in publi...
How Anthony Comstock became America’s most powerful censor
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This year, the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, FIRE is proud to present the limited series “Figures of Speech,” looking at the heroes and villains of free speech in Americ...
High school administrators censored the student newspaper. They don’t think they did anything wrong.
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Dozens of young people stood in a San Francisco park lined with palm trees and town homes, holding a long white banner that read in bold black font: “STUDENTS FIGHT BACK!” Below, highlighted against a red background: “AGAINST...
FIREwire — May 22, 2026
“I am pleased my First Amendment rights have been vindicated. The people’s freedom to participate in civil discourse is crucial to a healthy democracy. I am looking forward to moving on and spending time with my family.”
— Larry Bushart af...
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Head of news at FIRE, author of the Radicalist, editor of Expression, Samizdat board member, analyst at Washington Policy Center, former logic professor, words in the Free Press, NY Mag, Foreign Policy, the Nation, New Republic, Bloomberg, WSJ.
Co-founder and co-editor of the Penn Heretic. All views expressed are my own.
Legal Fellow at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) – Admitted to the District of Columbia Bar – Opinions my own
First Amendment Advocate at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and a founding editor of Cinemantics.
Nico Perrino is executive vice president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), host of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, and co-director/senior producer of the documentary "Mighty Ira."
Editor-in-chief of the Eternally Radical Idea; Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Chief Research Advisor, FIRE
Strategic Campaigns Specialist at FIRE, TEDx speaker on art censorship, past work with NCAC and Don’t Delete Art
John is a legislative counsel at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Opinions are my own.
First Amendment attorney
Government Affairs Counsel at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). https://www.thefire.org/about-us/our-team/michael-hurley
VP of Comms at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Student Press Counsel for FIRE. I write about student press rights, and a smorgasbord of other stuff. Opinions are my own. Check out Square Stage, a blog about breaking out of the performance of perfect. Because life's a stage, not a cage.
Policy Analyst for FIRE's Research team. All opinions are my own.
Researcher & Student at UPenn
Campus Rights Advocacy Program Officer at FIRE.
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