A STUDENT ALLEGEDLY GOT EXPELLED FOR PRO-ICE STICKERS. This week’s roundup starts with campus censorship in Nevada, then turns to foreign free speech fights from Canada to London, including MPs tracking online posts and police using live facial recognition at a protest.

THE THERAPY CULTURE ISN’T WORKING: Instead of helping kids build resilience, too many adults doubled down on alleviating discomfort, which is how you teach fragility while calling it compassion.

THE CENSOR’S FAVORITE CLICHÉ HAS A BAD ALIBI: “Fire in a crowded theater” was born in a case upholding the punishment of anti-draft leaflets — which makes it a strange hero quote for anyone claiming to defend liberty.

EDUCATION IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SELF-ADMIRATION: The complaint that Jonathan Haidt didn’t “reflect” graduates’ values says more about campus expectations than about Haidt.

STUDENTS HAD A LOT TO SAY ABOUT A BOOK THEY DON’T SEEM TO HAVE READ: My friend and co-author Jonathan Haidt spoke at NYU commencement last week, and some students objected, which is fine because protest is speech. But denouncing a book works better when you know what’s in it.

ELITE CAMPUSES KEEP TEACHING STUDENTS TO MISTAKE DISCOMFORT FOR DANGER. This week’s roundup starts at NYU, where students objected to Jonathan Haidt, then turns to AI chatbot regulation, international censorship, and the latest from FIRE.

NYU STUDENTS OUT TO PROVE BOTH ‘CODDLING’ & ‘CANCELING OF THE AMERICAN MIND’ RIGHT: The objection to Jonathan Haidt speaking at NYU is a useful reminder of why The Coddling of the American Mind was worth writing.

FREE SPEECH EMERGENCY: What UCLA doesn’t want you to know

THE FIFTH COLUMN IS COMING TO FIRE’S FREE SPEECH CONFERENCE, WHICH SEEMS ALMOST SUSPICIOUSLY ON-BRAND. We the Fifth has spent years saying the unsayable, asking the impolite question, and making bad arguments uncomfortable. I can’t wait to have them at Soapbox for a live recording.

HATE SPEECH LAWS SOUND OBVIOUS UNTIL YOU ASK WHO DEFINES “HATE.” In The War on Words, Nadine Strossen and I argue that censorship rarely kills bad ideas, but rather drives them underground or turns their speakers into martyrs.

CALIFORNIA WANTS TO EXPORT CAMPUS SPEECH CODES TO THE WORKPLACE. Mandatory “anti-hate speech training” sounds harmless until you remember that “hate speech” has no clear legal meaning, and much of what activists call hate speech is protected by the First Amendment.

IF YOU THINK “WORDS ARE VIOLENCE” SOUNDS LESS LIKE MORAL CLARITY AND MORE LIKE A PERMISSION SLIP FOR MOBS, THIS TED TALK IS FOR YOU. A free society depends on a bright line between speech and violence.

THE CRITICS ARE WRONG ABOUT TENNESSEE’S CHARLIE KIRK ACT. The final bill would strengthen speech protections for students and faculty, support institutional neutrality, and push back on the heckler’s veto, but some critics seem more hung up on the name than the substance.

CAMPUS BUREAUCRATS ARE THE REAL ENGINE OF CANCEL CULTURE. Students supplied the outrage and administrators turned it into punishment. See the full episode of FIRE’s “So To Speak” with Rikki Schott now.

IF YOU’RE TIRED OF GROUPTHINK, SPEECH POLICING, AND THE IDEA THAT DISAGREEMENT IS HARM, THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU (OR YOUR KIDS). Speak Freely, Think Critically is a course on free speech, intellectual courage, and the habits needed to keep a free society free.

STRANGE HOW “BALANCE” ONLY CUTS ONE WAY: FIRE’s William Harris in National Review on Catholic University’s selective crackdown on pro-Israel speech.

SPEECH ISN’T VIOLENCE — AND PRETENDING IT IS MAKES US LESS FREE: Why blurring the line between argument and force leads to something far more dangerous with Nadine Strossen.

IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT… DON’T WATCH IT: Monty Python’s John Cleese nails the core principle of a free society in this conversation on comedy, cancel culture, and letting humor breathe.

XAI LAWSUIT PUTS COLORADO’S AI LAW ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH THE FIRST AMENDMENT: This case asks whether AI developers are more like plumbers or editors.

AFROMAN—AMERICAN PATRIOT: Thin-skinned police, rap videos and pound cake aside, this ridiculous saga is also seriously inspiring.

“AFROMAN WILL BRING IT TO YA”: Afroman reminds the world that that you can mock power without fear in this country, because we are a free people.

COME FOR THE LATEST ‘GREG ON THE RUN’ NOW WITH NEW ORIGINAL MUSIC & GRAPHICS!: Stay to learn why I, a co-author of ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’ oppose age verification laws & all the other latest, breaking free speech news!

COME FOR THE BEST ADVICE I’VE EVER RECEIVED: Stay for the video profile of my mentor, the great civil libertarian and FIRE co-founder, Harvey Silverglate.

‘PICK YOUR TEN: THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT IN MY LIFE: I used to think FIRE co-founder Harvey Silverglate’s wise words were only useful for people trapped in the middle of the culture war. But now we all are, so they’re useful for everyone.