Peter Ives
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Peter Ives
@peterives.bsky.social
Prof, Winnipeger, skier, rower, bike packer, dad, political & cultural theory, latest book: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/rethinking-free-speech
A useful illustration of the limits of the misuse of terms to try to score points?
October 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
All the more reason to refrain, if possible, from travelling to the US. I am foregoing what I’m sure will be a fabulous conference in NYC but it’s a trifle compared to the unlawful deportations etc
September 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It does— I mean “conservatism” has been a tricky category since Burke… but having to explain to “conservative” students that Hayek and Trump have little in common can be frustrating for them
September 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I often say that I didn't really choose to write, fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/rethink..., it chose me. So sadly no, and Trump's ramping up state censorship certainly takes away any nuance that may have been left
Rethinking Free Speech
We need to rethink free speech to better address diverse goals from knowledge production to democratic participation and individual expression.
fernwoodpublishing.ca
September 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Well I think the truth has been in plain sight for anyone willing to see, but more evidence is coming out
July 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM