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HuffPost: GOP bill straight out of Project 2025 would make pornography a federal crime

May. 16, 2025

Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, quoted.


The Atlantic: The summer reading guide

May. 16, 2025

Sarah Igo, Andrew Jackson Professor and professor of history, featured.


The New York Times: This is why Trump is always talking about corruption

May. 12, 2025

Cindy Kam, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and professor of political science, quoted.


The Conversation: From defenders to skeptics: The sharp decline in young Americans’ support for free speech

May. 12, 2025

Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this piece.


National Post: Amy Hamm: The Mark Carney threat to free speech

May. 9, 2025

Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, quoted.


Forbes: Leading the neuroinclusion revolution: The ROI of inclusive leadership

May. 9, 2025

Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy and director of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation at Vanderbilt, quoted.


Skeptic’s Michael Shermer Show: Free Speech Under Fire? From Campus Protests to Deportations

May. 7, 2025

Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, interviewed.


Forward: Trump’s cuts are a war on Jewish literature, thought and history itself

May. 7, 2025

Allison Schachter, Winkelried Family Professor and professor of Jewish studies, mentioned.


Poynter: Trump’s interactions with the press pool are ‘unprecedented’. History explains why.

May. 5, 2025

Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted.


Reuters: How Trump unleashed executive power

May. 5, 2025

Sharece Thrower, associate professor of political science, quoted.