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Banished explores past and present examples of *cancel culture*--and what happens when people, ideas and works of art get censored, silenced or banned.

The Sunshine State Descends into Darkness (Again)

Florida's all-out assault on academic freedom in higher ed

January 23, 2023

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Whose Tacos?

Cultural appropriation and the politics of cooking and eating food

June 11, 2022

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"Oh Danny, Is This the End?"

Is the musical Grease past its sell-by date?

May 11, 2022

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COVID-19: Lab Leak Or Natural Leap?

How politics stymied scientific research into the true origins of the coronavirus

April 7, 2022

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The Cartoon is Mightier Than the Sword

All revolutions start somewhere. The artist Badiucao asks: "Why not start from me?"

February 23, 2022

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Common Sense, Unmasked

What happens when a state chooses politics over science?

February 5, 2022

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Why the Seuss Estate Pulled Six of Its Own Books

They will not sell them here or there. They will not sell them anywhere.

January 12, 2022

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Should More Colleges Drop the ACT and SAT?

Not in the name of equity and social justice

December 22, 2021

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Fear and Scapegoating in the Time of Pandemics

The surprising connection between pandemics and cancel culture

November 17, 2021

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The Cancellation of Dorian Abbot

What's the future of academic freedom when campus climate overwhelms climate change?

October 20, 2021

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The "Critical Race Theory" Hysteria

Why anti-CRT legislation is anti-American

September 29, 2021

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The Evolution of "Woke"

Lexicon Valley's John McWhorter tracks the shifting meaning of "cancel culture."

August 18, 2021

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If It's in the World, It's For Me

Interview with artist Dewey Crumpler

July 29, 2021

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Will Florida's "Stop WOKE Act" Hold Up in Court?

A legal challenge to Florida's "divisive concepts" law

November 1, 2022

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Shakespeare, Thou Hast Been Cancelled

Why are so many English teachers refusing to teach Shakespeare?

May 27, 2022

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In the Eye of the Storm

How Rhodes College philosophy department resisted attempts to cancel Peter Singer's talk

April 20, 2022

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The Skeptic

Michael Shermer was hired to question the conventional wisdom, but he asked too many questions.

March 9, 2022

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Does Free Speech Discriminate?

A brief, turbulent history of speaking your mind.

February 10, 2022

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The Subversiveness of Humor

Pakistani artist and activist Salima Hashmi talks about the extent to which freedom of expression is eroded under authoritarianism. Americans should pay attention.

January 27, 2022