James L Turk
jameslturk.bsky.social
James L Turk
@jameslturk.bsky.social
Director of the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University University. Board Member of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. Writer, Speaker, Policy Analyst.
Great source of recommended readings
June 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you missed this conversation with Lawrence Hill and Debra Thompson on Wednesday, the video of it, and a list of readings and videos they recommend, are now available on the Centre for Free Expression website: cfe.torontomu.ca/events/we-ca...
February 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Important CFE Virtual Panel:
Can editorial standards be applied fairly in highly polarized situations? The case of Israel and Gaza.
Tuesday, January 14, 7 pm EST.
Panelists: Samira Mohyeddin, Shree Paradkar, Ivor Shapiro. Moderator: Sakeina Syed
Zoom: cfe.torontomu.ca/events/can-e...
January 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I fear this lawsuit against the Des Moines Register is a sure sign of a vendetta the Trump administration will ramp up against media reporting news Trump doesn't like. The road to authoritarianism begins with attacks on the media, political opponents, and academics. tinyurl.com/4srhcm7w
December 18, 2024 at 3:50 PM
In The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt describes Trump's Cabinet nominees: “Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
November 20, 2024 at 1:55 AM