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Speech policy at UVA is tested every time a speaker arrives, a protest forms, or a student says the wrong thing. We report on how the University responds when it is tested.

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A Free Exchange of Left-Wing Ideas

by James A. BaconThere was an old joke back during the Cold War. An American diplomat was talking to a Russian diplomat. The American diplomat praised the superiority of the American way…
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Can Free Speech Thrive in an Intellectual Monoculture?

by James A. BaconMy fellow members of The Jefferson Council and I are united in our determination to protect the Jeffersonian legacy at the University of Virginia, in particular to champion free…
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What the Free Speech Committee Should Have Written

by Walter SmithLast week the University of Virginia Board of Visitors approved a statement produced by the Committee on Free Expression and Free Inquiry (See “UVa Affirms Commitment to Free Speech…. at…
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Craven UVa Board Cancels More History

by James A. BaconThe University of Virginia Board of Visitors took another big step in purging its “white supremacist” past by voting Friday to take down the statue to George Rogers Clark.…

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UVa Affirms Commitment to Free Speech… at Least in Theory

by James A. BaconThe University of Virginia Board of Trustees has voted to approve a statement affirming the university’s commitment to free expression and free inquiry.”All views, beliefs and perspective deserve to…

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