Half Hour of Heterodoxy

Half Hour of Heterodoxy


49. Jeffrey A. Sachs, Is There Really A Free Speech Crisis?

March 04, 2019

Are we facing a free speech crisis in higher education today? According to today’s guest, Jeffrey A. Sachs, lecturer in politics at Acadia University, the answer is mostly no. Jeff has published pieces about free speech and political bias on campus on the Heterodox Academy blog, the Niskanen Center blog, and the Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog. He is on Twitter at @JeffreyASachs.

Articles by Jeffrey Sachs

Community and Campus: The Relationship between Viewpoint Diversity and Community Partisanship, Heterodox Academy.

The "Campus Free Speech Crisis" Ended Last Year, Niskanen Center.

The 'campus free speech crisis' is a myth. Here are the facts. Jeffrey Sachs, Washington Post.

There Is No Campus Free Speech Crisis: A Close Look at the Evidence, Niskanen Center.

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