Three years ago, I warned that Ohio lawmakers were trying to cure perceived ideological bias in higher education by handing government greater authority over universities. I argued that even well-intentioned attempts to regulate speech could create a chilling effect. I knew something about that risk. Before Ohio’s universities were navigating Senate Bill 1, I spent eight years fighting […]

Everywhere I look, the concept of free speech is getting a workout. A food truck, a cake, a flag — all have stirred up emotions recently here in Indiana. Of course, the First Amendment applies only to freedom of speech as it pertains to government action. That’s why you hear people say, “freedom of speech doesn’t […]