Debatable Ideas https://www.insidehighered.com/ en Wed, 17 Sep 25 03:00:00 -0400 Attacking Constitutional Rights to Academic Freedom on This Constitution Day https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/09/17/attacking-academic-freedom-constitution-day <p>Nothing like the current wave of state and federal action targeting academic freedom has ever been witnessed in America before.</p> John K. Wilson Wed, 09/17/2025 - 03:00 AM Debatable Ideas Stopping Political Violence With Free Speech https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/09/12/stopping-political-violence-free-speech <p>Because censorship is the foundation of political violence, we cannot cure it with more censorship.</p> John K. Wilson Fri, 09/12/2025 - 03:00 AM Debatable Ideas The Victory for Harvard Is a Victory for Democracy https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/09/05/victory-harvard-victory-democracy <p>A settlement by Harvard now would be not only cowardly but crazy.</p> John K. Wilson Fri, 09/05/2025 - 03:00 AM Debatable Ideas Debating Gaslighting https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/08/29/debating-gaslighting <p>The crisis of censorship we face in America today: Accusations of bigotry happening on campuses without proof of systematic discrimination are being used to punish colleges and seek suppression of free speech.</p> John K. Wilson Fri, 08/29/2025 - 03:00 AM Debatable Ideas Censorship at Northwestern Gets Worse, 10 Years After Alice Dreger’s Resignation https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/08/25/censorship-northwestern-worse-after-dregers-resignation <p>Looking back at the Dreger resignation a decade ago, it’s hard to feel optimistic, because censorship on campus is even worse today.</p> John K. Wilson Mon, 08/25/2025 - 03:00 AM Debatable Ideas No One Is Gaslighting You https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/08/20/no-one-gaslighting-you <p>Using the term “gaslighting” is an extreme type of ad hominem argument.</p> John K. Wilson Wed, 08/20/2025 - 03:00 AM Debatable Ideas The Myth of Antisemitism at Harvard https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/08/15/myth-antisemitism-harvard <p>It is important to state the fact that the reasons cited by the Trump administration for punishing Harvard are lies.</p> John K. Wilson Fri, 08/15/2025 - 03:00 AM Debatable Ideas In Defense of Jonathan Brown https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/08/08/defense-jonathan-brown <p>Georgetown condemned 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 process.</p> John K. Wilson Fri, 08/08/2025 - 03:00 AM Debatable Ideas Why Universities Must Not Capitulate to the Trump Regime https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/08/01/why-universities-must-not-capitulate-trump-regime <p>Colleges that settle with the Trump administration have no guarantee of safety from further retaliation.</p> John K. Wilson Fri, 08/01/2025 - 03:00 AM Debatable Ideas The Manhattan Statement: A Debate https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/debatable-ideas/2025/07/28/manhattan-statement-debate <p>Eric Kaufmann responds to John K. Wilson’s criticisms of a conservative group’s “new contract” for higher ed.</p> John K. Wilson Mon, 07/28/2025 - 03:00 AM Debatable Ideas