Prof. Eric Heinze, author and academic
@ericheinze.bsky.social
Websites: https://linktr.ee/ericheinze Newest book: "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left" @mitpress; JD Harvard, PhD Leiden
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Humbled to read these kind words from former @barackobama.bsky.social ambassador and razor-sharp political analyst Luis Moreno about my new book with @mitpress.bsky.social.
Delighted by the opportunity to return to the fantastic people at the Ethical Society of Northern Westchester in New York's autumnally picturesque Hudson River valley. Free places also available online. esnw.org/is-the-golde...
“IS THE GOLDEN AGE OF FREE SPEECH AT AN END – AND DID IT EVER REALLY EXIST?” with Eric Heinze – Ethical Society of Northern Westchester
esnw.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Delighted by the opportunity to return to the fantastic people at the Ethical Society of Northern Westchester in New York's autumnally picturesque Hudson River valley. Free places also available online. esnw.org/is-the-golde...
Is #FreedomOfSpeech about individual autonomy? Or is it about #Democratic participation? My piece now published in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies (available in Advance View by clicking "PDF" at academic.oup.com/ojls/advance...).
October 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Is #FreedomOfSpeech about individual autonomy? Or is it about #Democratic participation? My piece now published in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies (available in Advance View by clicking "PDF" at academic.oup.com/ojls/advance...).
Should "X" and Instagram be treated as "private" speakers? Or do they operate more like Putin's #Russia? Delightful to have had the opportunity to talk to @volokhc.bsky.social and Jane Bambauer @hooverinstitution.bsky.social at @stanforduniversity.bsky.social.
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From Brandenburg to Britain: Rethinking Free Speech in the Digital Era with Eric Heinze
YouTube video by Hoover Institution
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October 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Should "X" and Instagram be treated as "private" speakers? Or do they operate more like Putin's #Russia? Delightful to have had the opportunity to talk to @volokhc.bsky.social and Jane Bambauer @hooverinstitution.bsky.social at @stanforduniversity.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgXW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgXW...
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Looking forward to a public discussion on October 28 with Princeton sociologist @shamuskhan.bsky.social about my new book "Coming Clean" published by @mitpress.bsky.social. On campus at @princetonpl.bsky.social.
princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/14389483
princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/14389483
Author: Eric Heinze
Eric Heinze, joined in conversation by Shamus Khan, presents his new book, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left." Registration requested, but not required.
princetonlibrary.libnet.info
September 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Looking forward to a public discussion on October 28 with Princeton sociologist @shamuskhan.bsky.social about my new book "Coming Clean" published by @mitpress.bsky.social. On campus at @princetonpl.bsky.social.
princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/14389483
princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/14389483
Looking forward to trip back to @harvard.edu and HYBRID lunchtime discussion of my new book published with @mitpress.bsky.social, Oct. 30, 12.15. Online places now open.
hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/bo...
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Book Talk on Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left - Harvard Law School | Human Rights Program
Click here to register on Zoom Join us for a lively discussion with Eric Heinze, featuring his recently published book...
hrp.law.harvard.edu
October 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Looking forward to trip back to @harvard.edu and HYBRID lunchtime discussion of my new book published with @mitpress.bsky.social, Oct. 30, 12.15. Online places now open.
hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/bo...
hrp.law.harvard.edu/hrp-event/bo...
The eerie comedy of #Trump's #America claiming to lead the world in free speech. Delighted to have been interviewed for Le Soir. (PDF available).
www.lesoir.be/702597/artic...
www.lesoir.be/702597/artic...
La liberté d’expression : bafouée aux Etats-Unis, préservée en Europe
L’administration Trump s’approprie la liberté d’expression pour mieux censurer ses opposants. En Europe, elle semble, jusqu’ici, mieux protégée.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The eerie comedy of #Trump's #America claiming to lead the world in free speech. Delighted to have been interviewed for Le Soir. (PDF available).
www.lesoir.be/702597/artic...
www.lesoir.be/702597/artic...
#Trump's attacks on #science have nothing to do attacking #Democracy, right? Wrong. My piece today in The European. the-european.eu/story-51626/...
Trump Undermines Scientific Authority: The Attack on Democracy
Trump undermines scientific authority with false claims about painkillers, challenging evidence-based knowledge and threatening democracy itself.
the-european.eu
September 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#Trump's attacks on #science have nothing to do attacking #Democracy, right? Wrong. My piece today in The European. the-european.eu/story-51626/...
Trumpism was supposedly based on reducing the intrusive powers of big #government, yet #Trump continues to expand his power by the day. My interview on Friday with @france24.com. www.france24.com/en/video/202...
America's Founding Fathers built a federal system, rejecting monarchy and 'absolutism'
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September 20, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Trumpism was supposedly based on reducing the intrusive powers of big #government, yet #Trump continues to expand his power by the day. My interview on Friday with @france24.com. www.france24.com/en/video/202...
Looking forward to a public discussion on October 28 with Princeton sociologist @shamuskhan.bsky.social about my new book "Coming Clean" published by @mitpress.bsky.social. On campus at @princetonpl.bsky.social.
princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/14389483
princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/14389483
Author: Eric Heinze
Eric Heinze, joined in conversation by Shamus Khan, presents his new book, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left." Registration requested, but not required.
princetonlibrary.libnet.info
September 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Looking forward to a public discussion on October 28 with Princeton sociologist @shamuskhan.bsky.social about my new book "Coming Clean" published by @mitpress.bsky.social. On campus at @princetonpl.bsky.social.
princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/14389483
princetonlibrary.libnet.info/event/14389483
I support the 6 September Brussels rally for a Free Iran & Maryam Rajavi’s Third option - no war, no appeasement — yes to freedom by the people & their resistance. #BrusselsFreeIranRally #NCRIAlternative #IranThirdOption
September 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I support the 6 September Brussels rally for a Free Iran & Maryam Rajavi’s Third option - no war, no appeasement — yes to freedom by the people & their resistance. #BrusselsFreeIranRally #NCRIAlternative #IranThirdOption
What's great about #FreeSpeech is that it's free... errm.... right? Think again. My piece published today in Merion West.
www.merionwest.com/who-pays-for...
www.merionwest.com/who-pays-for...
Who Pays for "Free" Speech?
Law professor Eric Heinze reminds us that for all the rhetoric about free speech, demonstrations and protests often impose on the public costs of millions of dollars.
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August 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
What's great about #FreeSpeech is that it's free... errm.... right? Think again. My piece published today in Merion West.
www.merionwest.com/who-pays-for...
www.merionwest.com/who-pays-for...
This morning I received a copy of "Theory Across Disciplines" edited by Jeffrey Di Leo. I enjoyed writing about the rebirth of Justice Theory in my chapter titled "Multidiscplinarity in Law".
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#JusticeTheory #Law #Multidisciplinarity
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#JusticeTheory #Law #Multidisciplinarity
Theory Across Disciplines
Surveying the extraordinary scope of contemporary theory, Jeffrey R. Di Leo brings together contributors from around the world to speak to the ways in which the…
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August 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This morning I received a copy of "Theory Across Disciplines" edited by Jeffrey Di Leo. I enjoyed writing about the rebirth of Justice Theory in my chapter titled "Multidiscplinarity in Law".
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/theory-ac...
#JusticeTheory #Law #Multidisciplinarity
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/theory-ac...
#JusticeTheory #Law #Multidisciplinarity
Do words like 'terrorist' and 'extremist' have any real meaning? Do they just mask outright ideological struggles? My contribution to the UK Commission for Countering #Extremism, edited by Robin Simcox published today. Thanks also to Claire Yau. www.gov.uk/government/p...
How we should - and shouldn’t - ban extremist speech
An essay written by Eric Heinze, part of a series of essays on defending free speech commissioned by Robin Simcox, the former Commissioner for Countering Extremism.
www.gov.uk
August 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Do words like 'terrorist' and 'extremist' have any real meaning? Do they just mask outright ideological struggles? My contribution to the UK Commission for Countering #Extremism, edited by Robin Simcox published today. Thanks also to Claire Yau. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Hateful communications erode liberal-democratic values. But is it the #liberal values or the #democratic values that they attack? Delighted that my article will soon appear in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. In the meantime it is visible on @ssrn.bsky.social . papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Banning Hate Speech: Are Our Debates about Liberal Values or about Democratic Values?
Hateful communications erode liberal-democratic values, yet is it the liberal values or the democratic values that they attack? Neither purely liberal nor purel
papers.ssrn.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Hateful communications erode liberal-democratic values. But is it the #liberal values or the #democratic values that they attack? Delighted that my article will soon appear in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. In the meantime it is visible on @ssrn.bsky.social . papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Humbled to read these kind words from former @barackobama.bsky.social ambassador and razor-sharp political analyst Luis Moreno about my new book with @mitpress.bsky.social.
August 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Humbled to read these kind words from former @barackobama.bsky.social ambassador and razor-sharp political analyst Luis Moreno about my new book with @mitpress.bsky.social.
Reposted by Prof. Eric Heinze, author and academic
Many universities will have to change the way they approach free speech.
England’s new free speech law comes into force – what it means for universities
Many universities will have to change the way they approach free speech.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Many universities will have to change the way they approach free speech.
Telling #universities they need #FreeSpeech means it will work... right? My article today in @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/englands-new...
theconversation.com/englands-new...
England’s new free speech law comes into force – what it means for universities
Many universities will have to change the way they approach free speech.
theconversation.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Telling #universities they need #FreeSpeech means it will work... right? My article today in @theconversation.com
theconversation.com/englands-new...
theconversation.com/englands-new...
Copy just arrived today. Congratulations to @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social on her new book.
July 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Copy just arrived today. Congratulations to @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social on her new book.
Very much enjoyed this interview on my book "Coming Clean" (@mitpress.bsky.social) with the brilliant Prof. F. Sciacca, published this month in Heliopolis. www.artetetra.it/heliopolis/2...
2025 anno XXIII numero 1 - Heliopolis - ISSN 2281 - 3489 | Rivista di filosofia e simbolica politica
Contributi di Fabrizio Sciacca, Eric Heinze, Flavia Monceri, Gianluca Dioni, Michele Lanna, Casimiro Coniglione, Leonardo Masone, Theodora De Pasquale, Carlo Pontorieri
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July 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Very much enjoyed this interview on my book "Coming Clean" (@mitpress.bsky.social) with the brilliant Prof. F. Sciacca, published this month in Heliopolis. www.artetetra.it/heliopolis/2...
Free speech is as much a concern for the #left as it is for the #right. Enjoyed this conversation with Wall Street Journal @wsj.com
(BY: Max Colchester, Bertrand Benoit, Natasha Dangoor )
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
(BY: Max Colchester, Bertrand Benoit, Natasha Dangoor )
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Europe’s Crackdown on Speech Goes Far and Wide
Loosely defined hate-speech laws and the rise of social media have led to zealous policing, resulting in fines and prison sentences for some offenders.
www.wsj.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Free speech is as much a concern for the #left as it is for the #right. Enjoyed this conversation with Wall Street Journal @wsj.com
(BY: Max Colchester, Bertrand Benoit, Natasha Dangoor )
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
(BY: Max Colchester, Bertrand Benoit, Natasha Dangoor )
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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"[Heinze's] plea for leftist autocritique draws on important historical and contemporary examples, and is enlivened by literary references. A pleasure to read." — Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann
"Coming Clean" by @ericheinze.bsky.social is out now: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204958...
"Coming Clean" by @ericheinze.bsky.social is out now: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204958...
July 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"[Heinze's] plea for leftist autocritique draws on important historical and contemporary examples, and is enlivened by literary references. A pleasure to read." — Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann
"Coming Clean" by @ericheinze.bsky.social is out now: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204958...
"Coming Clean" by @ericheinze.bsky.social is out now: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204958...
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@ericheinze.bsky.social It’s great to connect with you here. We’ve included your book, Coming Clean, on our website at http:://human3o.com/books.
July 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
@ericheinze.bsky.social It’s great to connect with you here. We’ve included your book, Coming Clean, on our website at http:://human3o.com/books.
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In The Technological Society, Jacques Ellul suggests that the dominance of technique can lead to a loss of freedom and individual agency as people become more integrated into a system driven by efficiency.
July 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
In The Technological Society, Jacques Ellul suggests that the dominance of technique can lead to a loss of freedom and individual agency as people become more integrated into a system driven by efficiency.
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The idea of an Internet of Things has morphed into the AI of Everything, & neither are a good thing as technology invades every sector of society & “technique," a comprehensive system of optimizing efficiency, increasingly dominates our lives.
ia803209.us.archive.org/2/items/Jacq... #jacquesellul
ia803209.us.archive.org/2/items/Jacq... #jacquesellul
July 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The idea of an Internet of Things has morphed into the AI of Everything, & neither are a good thing as technology invades every sector of society & “technique," a comprehensive system of optimizing efficiency, increasingly dominates our lives.
ia803209.us.archive.org/2/items/Jacq... #jacquesellul
ia803209.us.archive.org/2/items/Jacq... #jacquesellul
It was a pleasure to chat with Waseem Akhtar of Dublin City Radio about my new book "Coming Clean". www.mixcloud.com/1032DublinCi...
Demystified - 25th May 2025
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July 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It was a pleasure to chat with Waseem Akhtar of Dublin City Radio about my new book "Coming Clean". www.mixcloud.com/1032DublinCi...