Jonathan Zimmerman: The problems with DEI don’t justify President Donald Trump’s bigoted actions February 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. There's a huge difference between a university official restricting speech and Donald Trump prohibiting it.
Jonathan Zimmerman: How the Jan. 6 pardons can help the Democrats January 31, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. With the pardon of the Jan. 6 rioters, Democrats can reverse the soft-on-crime narrative.
Jonathan Zimmerman: Universities have a free speech problem, but they won’t admit it December 19, 2024 at 9:25 a.m. The Foundation for Individual Rights of Expression found that a quarter of professors felt unable to speak freely.
Jonathan Zimmerman: Will Trump’s Education Department pick empower schools — while placing more controls on them? November 24, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. How do you give more power to schools and parents, even as you place new federal controls on them?
Jonathan Zimmerman: What one immigrant taught me about the election November 1, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Gopal came to America 15 years ago and joined the U.S. military, which earned him citizenship here. Next week, he is voting for Donald Trump.
Jonathan Zimmerman: Why we need a student strike against school shootings September 19, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Students should refuse to return to school until the people elected to protect them do something real about school shootings.
Jonathan Zimmerman: How the University of Pennsylvania lost its way on free speech September 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. 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 May 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. 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 April 30, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. 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. July 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. 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...