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Justice and the Demagogues

Not since the turbulent protests of the 1960s has America been confronted with public lawlessness and disorder to the degree it has been seen throughout the last two years. As the new year begins, Americans must reflect upon the nature of our country and the state of its culture. Are

Elizabeth Warren

Amid activism, some Harvard Law students feel silenced

CAMBRIDGE — Bill Barlow, a third year student at Harvard Law School, won't shy away from challenging student activists who are demanding the school erase any references to its slaveholding founder and insisting that students be forced to take classes taught from the Critical Race perspective. Yet Barlow, who

Harvard

Here’s what college students should be protesting

Everyone in America today seems frustrated with the status quo, especially college students who've recently made headlines protesting the racial climate on campus. Racial equality is a noble ideal, and protesters would do well to engage in a civil discussion of the issue. But there's another

Princeton University

Campus activists stir defenders of free speech

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Voices are emerging to counter the din raised on college campuses by self-styled social-justice advocates as students who don't accept the need for "safe spaces" defend free speech against activists who would muzzle peers to weed out "microaggressions." At Princeton University,

Massachusetts

Refugee bill draws hundreds to rally denouncing fear-mongering

BOSTON – Carrying signs depicting the Statue of Liberty or scrawled with slogans, several hundred people gathered on Boston Common in front of the State House Friday to protest a measure passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would toughen screening requirements for refugees from war-torn Syria. "If

Harvard University

Harvard activists push to purge Law School crest

CAMBRIDGE – Activists at Harvard Law School are asking the esteemed school to ditch the wheat. Student protesters claim the sheaves in the Harvard Law insignia "stain the school's contribution to humanity." The reason?