The Future of Free Speech
Our shared principles of free speech are at risk. Changes in how we communicate with each other, the ease of manipulating audiences, and our unnerving national politics have expanded the contestation of free speech—and heightened the stakes.
But have Americans actually lost their appetite for open and constructive dialogue? Or has the First Amendment itself been cynically cast as a tool to censor and disempower citizens?
“The Future of Free Speech,” edited by Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone and published as the Summer 2024 issue of æ岹ܲ, recognizes the complexity and challenge of the moment.
Essays by lawyers and legal scholars, philosophers, political scientists, historians, journalists, and industry leaders consider how the values of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of inquiry play out today and in the future. The issues in this volume suggest greater conflict to come, but also remind us that it takes continued practice and determination to live in a society that embraces free and open discourse and disagreement.
The æ岹ܲ volume on “The Future of Free Speech” features the following essays:
Opening Dialogue
Lee C. Bollinger & Geoffrey R. Stone
Is John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty Obsolete?
Vincent Blasi
Empowering Speech by Moderating It
Danielle Keats Citron & Jonathon Penney
Hostile State Disinformation in the Internet Age
Richard A. Clarke
The Future of Speech Online: International Cooperation for a Free & Open Internet
Nick Clegg
The Future of Free Speech: Curiosity Culture
Olivia Eve Gross
Free Speech on the Internet: The Crisis of Epistemic Authority
Brian Leiter
Thinking the Unthinkable about the First Amendment
Nicholas Lemann
The Fate of American Democracy Depends on Free Speech
Suzanne Nossel
The Unfortunate Consequences of a Misguided Free Speech Principle
Robert C. Post
Academic Freedom & the Politics of the University
Joan Wallach Scott
The Connected City of Ideas
Robert Mark Simpson
The First Amendment Meets the Virtual Public Square
Allison Stanger
The Free Speech Clause as a Deregulatory Tool
Alexander Tsesis
The Future of Government Pressure on Social Media Platforms
Eugene Volokh
Should We Trust the Censor?
Keith E. Whittington
The æ岹ܲ volume on “The Future of Free Speech” is available on the 鶹ýAV’s website.
The Global Quest for Educational Equity
The explosive growth in the number of migrant, refugee, and marginalized students globally has put great stress on the schools and teachers tasked with educating them. Too often this leaves students struggling to learn in a language they don’t understand, and from a culture and curriculum that exclude them.
How can schools ensure that diverse and marginalized students can achieve at levels comparable to the dominant groups in their societies? In the Fall 2024 issue of æ岹ܲ on “The Global Quest for Educational Equity,” edited by James A. Banks, a multidisciplinary and international group of scholars share approaches and practices that have increased educational equity in primary and secondary schools.
Using a case-study approach, the authors look at what has worked and what hasn’t in a variety of national, ethnic, and cultural contexts: from Australia to Lebanon, Mexico, and South Africa; and from Canada to China, India, and the United States.
This æ岹ܲ issue is made possible, in part, by a generous grant from the Spencer Foundation. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Spencer Foundation.
The æ岹ܲ volume on “The Global Quest for Educational Equity” features the following essays:
Introduction: The Global Quest for Educational Equity
James A. Banks
Globalization, Immigrant-Origin Students & the Quest for Educational Equity
Carola Suárez-Orozco & Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Migrants & Minorities into Citizens: Education & Membership Regimes Since the Early Modern Period
Leo Lucassen
Language Equality & Schooling: Global Challenges & Unmet Promises
Suzanne Romaine
Refugee Education: Aligning Access, Learning & Opportunity
Sarah Dryden-Peterson
How Pedagogy Makes the Difference in U.S. Schools
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Overcoming Historical Factors that Block the Quest for Educational Equity in Canadian Schools
Özlem Sensoy
The Quest for Educational Equity in Schools in Multicultural Australia
Greg Noble & Megan Watkins
The Quest for Educational Equity in Schools in South Africa
Crain Soudien
The Long Struggle for Educational Equity in Britain: 1944–2023
Audrey Osler
Migration & the Quest for Educational Equity in Germany
Viola B. Georgi
The Quest for Educational Equity in Mexico
Fernando M. Reimers
Multicultural Education in Nigeria
Festus E. Obiakor
The Quest for Educational Equity in Schools in Mainland China & Hong Kong
Jason Cong Lin
Educational Equity in Schools in India: Perils & Possibilities
Reva Joshee
From Girls’ Education to Gender-Transformative Education: Lessons from Different Nations
Erin Murphy-Graham
Disrupted Institutional Pathways for Educational Equity in Conflict-Affected Nations
Bassel Akar
Constructing Effective Civic Education for Noncitizen Students
Angela M. Banks
“The Global Quest for Educational Equity” is available on the 鶹ýAV’s website.