John K. Wilson
@johnkwilson.bsky.social
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Writer on politics and higher education
The Constitution Day event on academic freedom in partnership with
@projectcensored.bsky.social
that I moderated featuring
@tomginsburg.bsky.social
and
@sarahemclaugh.bsky.social
is now available online.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ityg...
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Academic Freedom Under Fire: Constitution Day 2025 Panel on Higher Education & Free Speech
YouTube video by ProjectCensored
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ityg6iqD1TI
6 days ago
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My new column for
@insidehighered.com
on the legal victory for
@harvard.edu
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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The Victory for Harvard Is a Victory for Democracy
A settlement by Harvard now would be not only cowardly but crazy.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/09/05/victory-harvard-victory-democracy
22 days ago
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My latest column for
@insidehighered.com
examines free expression at Northwestern University and
@medillschool.bsky.social
, 10 years after Alice Dreger's resignation.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Censorship at Northwestern Worse After Dregerâs Resignation
Looking back at the Dreger resignation a decade ago, itâs hard to feel optimistic, because censorship on campus is even worse today.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/08/25/censorship-northwestern-worse-after-dregers-resignation
about 1 month ago
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My new column at Inside Higher Ed criticizes Georgetown University for suspending professor Jonathan Brown.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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In Defense of Jonathan Brown
Georgetown suspended a professor for a statement milder than one made by the president of the United States on social media. It should immediately end the practice of arbitrary suspensions without due...
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/08/08/defense-jonathan-brown
about 2 months ago
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My latest column for
@insidehighered.com
on the capitulations by Brown and Columbia
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Why Universities Must Not Capitulate to the Trump Regime
Colleges that settle with the Trump administration have no guarantee of safety from further retaliation.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/08/01/why-universities-must-not-capitulate-trump-regime
about 2 months ago
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The first essay of my new column for
@insidehighered.com
, called âDebatable Ideas,â features a critique of the Manhattan Statement.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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The Dangers of the Manhattan Statement
In his inaugural column, John K. Wilson argues that a conservative groups ânew contractâ for higher ed risks greater government intrusion into the sector.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/07/22/dangers-manhattan-statement
2 months ago
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My essay today for the
@chronicle.com
on the centennial of the Scopes trial and what it means today:
www.chronicle.com/article/100-...
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Opinion | 100 Years Ago, the Scopes Monkey Trial Discovered Academic Freedom
But today, the right to teach the truth remains under threat.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/100-years-ago-the-scopes-monkey-trial-discovered-academic-freedom
3 months ago
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My article today for
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
on the war on international students:
newlinesmag.com/argument/wha...
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What Trumpâs War on Universities Means for International Students and Scholars
The administrationâs attack on Harvard is part of an assault unprecedented in the history of American higher education
https://newlinesmag.com/argument/what-trumps-war-on-universities-means-for-international-students-and-scholars/
4 months ago
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My op-ed for
@insidehighered.com
today about the Trump administration's letter to Harvard demanding repression:
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Demands of Harvard Are Blueprint for Repression (opinion)
Harvard is rightly fighting back against the Trump administrationâs demands, which pose a threat to every college in America, John K. Wilson writes.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/04/24/demands-harvard-are-blueprint-repression-opinion
5 months ago
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My defense of
@thefireorg.bsky.social
against its AAUP critics:
insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Coming soon, my defense of the AAUP against the attacks by FIRE and
@glukianoff.bsky.social
And also read my new essay in HxA's magazine inquisitive:
inquisitivemag.org/articles/bac...
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In defense of FIRE (opinion)
John K. Wilson argues that a recent defense of the AAUP goes too far in denouncing the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
https://insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2024/11/21/defense-fire-opinion
10 months ago
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