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Antisemitism and the Limits of Free Speech
We have to distinguish between speech and conduct, know what speech isn't constitutionally protected, and understand time/place/manner restrictions.
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Ilya Shapiro
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Academic Freedom, DEI, and the Crisis of Higher Education
I presented a faculty workshop on this topic; the Hungarian professors were shocked at the latest developments and hoped these trends wouldn't come to…
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The US Presidency and Election 2024
My second lecture in Budapest, educating students on election mechanics and the current state of play.
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The New Supreme Court and the Politics of Judicial Nominations
Politics has always been part of the process. My first lecture in Budapest.
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Study Abroad All Over Again
I’m in Budapest for a teaching fellowship that promises lots of cool professional and personal experiences.
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March 2024

Scenes from the Toughest Day of Our Israel Trip
We went down south to see a kibbutz massacred on 10/7, as well as the site of the Nova music festival.
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An Intense Day on Israel’s Northern Border
I saw the raw-footage video of an October 7, then Lebanon from a house that had recently been mortared from there.
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A Moving First Day in Tel Aviv
My intro to Israel's biggest city featured a visit to Hostages Square and the headquarters of the Families Forum, which works to get hostages' stories…
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First Impressions of Israel
My first visit to the Holy Land since 2007
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Don't Let Speaker Events Be Hijacked
I refused to let my first ever visit to UMass-Dartmouth law school turn into a struggle session after a faculty commenter proved less interested in…
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February 2024

Abortion and Federalism Post-Dobbs
The Biden administration is trying to use a federal law requiring treatment of poor patients in emergency rooms to impose an abortion mandate.
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Will the Supreme Court Cut Back the Federal Bureaucracy?
We'll know by the end of June.
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