Jonathan Zimmerman: Why we need a student strike against school shootings
Students should refuse to return to school until the people elected to protect them do something real about school shootings.
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Jonathan Zimmerman: How the University of Pennsylvania lost its way on free speech
All of this new rulemaking empowers university officials, of course, who get to define acceptable speech. And it demeans students.
Jonathan Zimmerman: Don’t shut down debate about Israel and antisemitism
We disagree about what constitutes anti-Jewish hatred. And if we enshrine one definition into law, we'll preclude debate over it.
Jonathan Zimmerman: To defend academic freedom, keep politics out of it
It's hard to defend the Columbia faculty members who dissent from the received wisdom. If we throw them under the bus, academic freedom will die.
Jonathan Zimmerman: Do meaningful coincidences exist? Here’s what lunch with a friend taught me.
The Chinese have an expression that I've always liked: "No coincidence, no story." A story should contain some kind of strange or unexpected twist; if it doesn't, it's not much...
Jonathan Zimmerman: Do we really want discussion in our schools? Book censorship indicates otherwise.
Do you believe in discussion in our schools? Or do you want the schools to discuss just what you believe? That's the big question that all Americans need to ask...
Jonathan Zimmerman: The left and right are both wrong about Ron DeSantis’ ‘Western civilization’ courses
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants every college in his state to teach courses in "Western civilization." And I say: Bring it on. "We want to make sure that...
Jonathan Zimmerman: College’s purpose is to create citizens, not to be a job placement service
On his first day in office in January, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declared that most state jobs would not require a college degree. And in his State of the Union...
Jonathan Zimmerman: Do progressives want to prove Gov. Ron DeSantis right?
Let's suppose you were a Democrat who secretly wanted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to become our next president. What would you do? Call America an irredeemably racist nation. DeSantis has...
Jonathan Zimmerman: Florida students should stage boycott to save African American course
The Florida Department of Education is right. The new Advanced Placement course in African American studies probably violates the state's Stop W.O.K.E. Act, which restricts what schools can teach about...