Bradford Vivian
@bradvivian.bsky.social
Prof/Author/Speaker (academic freedom, free speech, democracy)
*Author _Campus Misinformation: The Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education_ (Oxford UP)
*Op-eds: TIME, Washington Post, The Chronicle, Inside Higher Ed, Philadelphia Inquirer
*Author _Campus Misinformation: The Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education_ (Oxford UP)
*Op-eds: TIME, Washington Post, The Chronicle, Inside Higher Ed, Philadelphia Inquirer
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“Race and gender ideology”
is a propagandistic slogan that authoritarian governments invented.
A vote in favor of this ban is a vote in favor of authoritarian propaganda + censorship.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
is a propagandistic slogan that authoritarian governments invented.
A vote in favor of this ban is a vote in favor of authoritarian propaganda + censorship.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
Texas A&M to vote on banning “race and gender ideology”
The proposal appears to mark the first time a Texas university system offers definitions of what kind of instruction related to race and gender should not be permitted.
www.texastribune.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Race and gender ideology”
is a propagandistic slogan that authoritarian governments invented.
A vote in favor of this ban is a vote in favor of authoritarian propaganda + censorship.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
is a propagandistic slogan that authoritarian governments invented.
A vote in favor of this ban is a vote in favor of authoritarian propaganda + censorship.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
“Race and gender ideology”
is a propagandistic slogan that authoritarian governments invented.
A vote in favor of this ban is a vote in favor of authoritarian propaganda + censorship.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
is a propagandistic slogan that authoritarian governments invented.
A vote in favor of this ban is a vote in favor of authoritarian propaganda + censorship.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
Texas A&M to vote on banning “race and gender ideology”
The proposal appears to mark the first time a Texas university system offers definitions of what kind of instruction related to race and gender should not be permitted.
www.texastribune.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Race and gender ideology”
is a propagandistic slogan that authoritarian governments invented.
A vote in favor of this ban is a vote in favor of authoritarian propaganda + censorship.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
is a propagandistic slogan that authoritarian governments invented.
A vote in favor of this ban is a vote in favor of authoritarian propaganda + censorship.
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/10/t...
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Hundreds of Philadelphia School District students are not getting services they are legally entitled to receive, those on the ground in city schools say, including speech and occupational therapy supports.
Some Philly special education students get no speech language services, despite being federally guaranteed them. Here’s why.
Speech language pathologists in Philly schools urged the school board to take action. The number of students needing speech services is on the rise.
www.inquirer.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hundreds of Philadelphia School District students are not getting services they are legally entitled to receive, those on the ground in city schools say, including speech and occupational therapy supports.
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Law Profs teaching First Amendment: I have put together a FREE, recently updated, and easy to use casebook for use in free speech classes. If you are interested in using such a casebook, send me an email or DM and I would be happy to share!
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Law Profs teaching First Amendment: I have put together a FREE, recently updated, and easy to use casebook for use in free speech classes. If you are interested in using such a casebook, send me an email or DM and I would be happy to share!
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In honor of Viktor Orban's visit to Washington, here's a reminder that Orban has made his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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IU lecturer removed after *one* student complaint and no due process
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
School of Social Work lecturer Jessica Adams said a student submitted the complaint to the office of U.S. Senator Jim Banks over a graphic she used in her class. Adams said Banks’ office then contacte...
www.ipm.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
IU lecturer removed after *one* student complaint and no due process
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Decoding: why does this extortion include demands for farming and agriculture investments?
The notion that universities now serve a “cosmopolitan elite” rather than traditional families and communities runs deep among authoritarian populist leaders today. 1/2
The notion that universities now serve a “cosmopolitan elite” rather than traditional families and communities runs deep among authoritarian populist leaders today. 1/2
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Decoding: why does this extortion include demands for farming and agriculture investments?
The notion that universities now serve a “cosmopolitan elite” rather than traditional families and communities runs deep among authoritarian populist leaders today. 1/2
The notion that universities now serve a “cosmopolitan elite” rather than traditional families and communities runs deep among authoritarian populist leaders today. 1/2
Decoding: why does this extortion include demands for farming and agriculture investments?
The notion that universities now serve a “cosmopolitan elite” rather than traditional families and communities runs deep among authoritarian populist leaders today. 1/2
The notion that universities now serve a “cosmopolitan elite” rather than traditional families and communities runs deep among authoritarian populist leaders today. 1/2
Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.
Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Decoding: why does this extortion include demands for farming and agriculture investments?
The notion that universities now serve a “cosmopolitan elite” rather than traditional families and communities runs deep among authoritarian populist leaders today. 1/2
The notion that universities now serve a “cosmopolitan elite” rather than traditional families and communities runs deep among authoritarian populist leaders today. 1/2
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We deserve a better democracy than this! If you agree, pre-order my new book On Mindful Democracy from Thich Nhat Hanh’s Parallax Press. Here, I forward a radical vision of democracy grounded in everyday acts of #mindfulness, #community, and mutual care.
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www.parallax.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We deserve a better democracy than this! If you agree, pre-order my new book On Mindful Democracy from Thich Nhat Hanh’s Parallax Press. Here, I forward a radical vision of democracy grounded in everyday acts of #mindfulness, #community, and mutual care.
20% off discount code: MINDFUL20
20% off discount code: MINDFUL20
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Cornell agreed to pay $30m, hand over admissions data with demographic breakdowns, produce annual "campus climate" surveys to check on antisemitism and changes "since October of 2023," and—here's the dumbest part they agreed to—that the govt can open new investigations whenever it wants.
Appeasers.
Appeasers.
Cornell has reached an agreement with the federal government to restore our funding:
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
statements.cornell.edu/2025/2025110...
An agreement to restore Cornell’s federal research funding | University Statements | Cornell University
statements.cornell.edu
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cornell agreed to pay $30m, hand over admissions data with demographic breakdowns, produce annual "campus climate" surveys to check on antisemitism and changes "since October of 2023," and—here's the dumbest part they agreed to—that the govt can open new investigations whenever it wants.
Appeasers.
Appeasers.
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Free tuition, no debt, and . . . total dependence for one’s education on the arbitrary patronage of a billionaire.
Billionaire Jeff Yass donated $100 million to offer free tuition permanently to students who enroll at the University of Austin, the fledgling private university founded by critics of traditional higher education who argue colleges have grown hostile to free speech and merit.
Jeff Yass gives $100M to University of Austin for tuition
Yass, a school voucher supporter and an influential figure in Texas politics, said the only condition for the gift was for the school not to receive government funding.
www.texastribune.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Free tuition, no debt, and . . . total dependence for one’s education on the arbitrary patronage of a billionaire.
Free tuition, no debt, and . . . total dependence for one’s education on the arbitrary patronage of a billionaire.
Billionaire Jeff Yass donated $100 million to offer free tuition permanently to students who enroll at the University of Austin, the fledgling private university founded by critics of traditional higher education who argue colleges have grown hostile to free speech and merit.
Jeff Yass gives $100M to University of Austin for tuition
Yass, a school voucher supporter and an influential figure in Texas politics, said the only condition for the gift was for the school not to receive government funding.
www.texastribune.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Free tuition, no debt, and . . . total dependence for one’s education on the arbitrary patronage of a billionaire.
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It's been a long road for Heritage. In their very first public outing in 1975, defending book boycotters (and school bombers) in WV, Heritage split over the same issue: Whether or not to share files and cooperate with the Ku Klux Klan.
Back then, the non-cooperate faction won.
Back then, the non-cooperate faction won.
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
It's been a long road for Heritage. In their very first public outing in 1975, defending book boycotters (and school bombers) in WV, Heritage split over the same issue: Whether or not to share files and cooperate with the Ku Klux Klan.
Back then, the non-cooperate faction won.
Back then, the non-cooperate faction won.
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Feeling optimistic for Virginia colleges and universities tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Feeling optimistic for Virginia colleges and universities tonight.
Feeling optimistic for Virginia colleges and universities tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Feeling optimistic for Virginia colleges and universities tonight.
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Students, Unions to Protest Trump’s Higher Ed Agenda Friday
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Students, Unions to Protest Trump’s Higher Ed Agenda Friday
Members of the American Association of University Professors, the affiliated American Federation of Teachers and student groups are planning protests in more than 50 cities Friday against “the Trump a...
www.insidehighered.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Students, Unions to Protest Trump’s Higher Ed Agenda Friday
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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“Authoritarians, recognizing that universities are hotbeds of independent thought and political dissent, often single them out for repression…A signature policy of Mr. Trump’s second term has been his attack on higher education.” 1/2
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has, often in open defiance of the law. His actions have raised a chilling question,” writes the Times editorial board.
“Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has, often in open defiance of the law. His actions have raised a chilling question,” writes the Times editorial board.
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
nyti.ms
November 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Authoritarians, recognizing that universities are hotbeds of independent thought and political dissent, often single them out for repression…A signature policy of Mr. Trump’s second term has been his attack on higher education.” 1/2
“Authoritarians, recognizing that universities are hotbeds of independent thought and political dissent, often single them out for repression…A signature policy of Mr. Trump’s second term has been his attack on higher education.” 1/2
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has, often in open defiance of the law. His actions have raised a chilling question,” writes the Times editorial board.
“Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has, often in open defiance of the law. His actions have raised a chilling question,” writes the Times editorial board.
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
nyti.ms
November 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Authoritarians, recognizing that universities are hotbeds of independent thought and political dissent, often single them out for repression…A signature policy of Mr. Trump’s second term has been his attack on higher education.” 1/2
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Another entry in the “around 2014, college students started to have opinions and dare to express them” discourse.
This is an absolutely incredible thing to say. As someone in Ivy-ish (Duke) classrooms from 2016-2022… I call bull.
Or she was saying offensive shit.
Or she was saying offensive shit.
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Another entry in the “around 2014, college students started to have opinions and dare to express them” discourse.
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New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
Another entry in the “around 2014, college students started to have opinions and dare to express them” discourse.
This is an absolutely incredible thing to say. As someone in Ivy-ish (Duke) classrooms from 2016-2022… I call bull.
Or she was saying offensive shit.
Or she was saying offensive shit.
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Another entry in the “around 2014, college students started to have opinions and dare to express them” discourse.
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The dominant trend in the high school and college years of “Gen Z” (since the 2010s) has been increasing restrictions on their free expression in schools, political censorship of teaching materials erroneously deemed “liberal,” and the forced introduction of “conservative” content in classrooms.
Wednesday: @jaketapper.bsky.social says Gen Z is "gonna be a lot more conservative."
Also Wednesday: Trump gets a 20% approve / 75% disapprove rating among Americans age 18-29. (Via Economist/YouGov poll)
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Also Wednesday: Trump gets a 20% approve / 75% disapprove rating among Americans age 18-29. (Via Economist/YouGov poll)
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
CNN’s Jake Tapper says Gen Z will be ‘a lot more conservative’ after schools forced lefty politics ‘down their throats’
October 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The dominant trend in the high school and college years of “Gen Z” (since the 2010s) has been increasing restrictions on their free expression in schools, political censorship of teaching materials erroneously deemed “liberal,” and the forced introduction of “conservative” content in classrooms.
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When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”
It’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.
October 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”