Princetonians for Free Speech

Dedicated to protecting freedom of speech, academic freedom, and viewpoint diversity @Princeton

[Princetonians for Free Speech @PrincetoniansFS]

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[Princetonians for Free Speech @PrincetoniansFS]

How should universities address the lack of viewpoint diversity among faculty? Read our new article.
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[Mary Kate Cary @mkcary]

Great news! ⁦@PrincetoniansFS⁩ just named my recent conversation with John Tomasi on ⁦@HdxAcademy⁩’s Heterodox Out Loud their “Podcast of the Month.” Lots of ways colleges can build a culture of viewpoint diversity and open inquiry! https://t.co/B4XtVHR7T2

[Tal Fortgang @tal_fortgang]

The Campus After the Assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Six points for universities to take to heart after a grotesque act of violence.

My latest column at @PrincetoniansFS.

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PFS defends free speech for all! Read our new piece in The Daily Princetonian.
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New piece on Charlie Kirk's assassination:
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[Princetonians for Free Speech @PrincetoniansFS]

New content from PFS leadership!
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[Princetonians for Free Speech @PrincetoniansFS]

Latest piece from @tal_fortgang — “The Ivy League Apology Show: Princeton and Penn as Case Studies”

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[Tal Fortgang @tal_fortgang]

My latest @PrincetoniansFS column is on the “Ivy League Apology Show.” What good is saying sorry when everyone knows it’s meaningless?

[Stu Smith @thestustustudio]

Thank you @RubinReport for spotlighting not one but two of my clips yesterday!

Dave gets it exactly right:

“We all had our eye off the ball… Good, decent people were building families and communities while LARPing revolutionaries were working to burn the whole thing down.”

This is why groups like @afsaalumni and some of its most active member orgs like @TheJeffersonC, @PrincetoniansFS, @DFTDunite, and @CUFreeSpeech are so vital. They are not just raising alarms. They are doing the hard, thankless work of defending institutions as alumni who actually care.

But alumni cannot fix this alone. Governors need to step up and appoint people to Boards of Visitors who are paying attention—people with spine, judgment, and a clear sense of what is at stake.

[Princetonians for Free Speech @PrincetoniansFS]

Happy Independence Day from Princetonians for Free Speech! 🎆🇺🇸

[Kari Jenson Gold @karijensongold]

@Princeton ... https://t.co/992mEc7FPf via @princetoniansfs

[Matthew Continetti @continetti]

Must-read from @tal_fortgang https://t.co/sP1bFoXf8x via @princetoniansfs

[Peter Bonilla @pebonilla]

A highlight of @HdxAcademy's conference was getting to catch up w/ some of my fellow @afsaalumni leaders! Thanks to @OpenDiscourseCo's @dawntoguchi for organizing, and to @DFTDunite's @kennymxu and @PrincetoniansFS's Angela Smith for joining! Can't wait to do it again next year.

[Alumni Free Speech Alliance @afsaalumni]

🧠 Viewpoint Diversity Isn’t Just a Value—It’s a Tool for Truth

Rebecca Tuvel (Rhodes College) and Eric Sampson (Purdue University) make the case that viewpoint diversity is essential to the mission of higher education.

Tuvel is clear:

“Viewpoint diversity is absolutely vital at the university.”

Why? Because “people with different perspectives... are far better positioned than those who are like-minded to spot the weaknesses in competing views—the holes, the evidence that has not been taken into consideration.”

That pressure, she explains, “forces us to sharpen and improve our arguments.”

Sampson agrees, calling viewpoint diversity “one value among many”—but indispensable to the search for truth:

“People who have different views... lob criticisms against various views, which in turn encourages the defenders of those views to mount responses.”

That kind of back and forth, he says, is how real understanding develops.

“Students are more likely to... gain an understanding as they're being taught by those kinds of professors.”

You don’t have to agree with someone to benefit from their argument. If you value open discourse and debate, opposing views will make you sharper. That’s a truth many alumni are watching slip away on campuses—and it’s worth protecting.

[Princetonians for Free Speech @PrincetoniansFS]

PFS staff are attending the 2025 @HdxAcademy Conference in NYC! This year’s theme, “Truth, Power, and Responsibility” takes on the urgent challenges facing higher ed — from academic freedom to institutional integrity. #HxA2025 #FreeSpeech #OpenInquiry
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[Alumni Free Speech Alliance @afsaalumni]

Princeton students were asked about the state of free speech on campus. Their answers reveal a quiet crisis:

“The current state of free speech on Princeton’s campus is one of cowardice.”

Some aren’t sure what the policy is. Others say controversial views are shared in whispers—never openly. One student called out the school’s “truth-seeking” model: Who decides what’s true?

Another added: “They’ll say things behind a mask. They’re not actually pursuing truth—if they were, they’d stand behind their views and engage in the rigor of debate.”

This powerful video from @PrincetoniansFS is a must-watch. If the climate is this bad at one of the country’s most elite universities, what does that say about higher-ed more broadly?

[Princetonians for Free Speech @PrincetoniansFS]

Eisgruber Skews Meaning of Institutional Neutrality:

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[Matthew Continetti @continetti]

Princeton Declines to Punis... https://t.co/rqVltvbXX9 via @princetoniansfs