Free speech under attack? Talk to your Union. Freedom of speech is a fundamental right in a liberal democracy – as important, even, as the right to vote, since people’s ability to cast an informed vot...
Dear Supporter, We all know we're entering the 'silly-season', but as you can see from this Free Speech Union update, it's not because we're getting close to Christmas. Royal Society investigates Fell...
A professor without honour in his own countryRenowned psychologist Steven Pinker marked the death of his former teacher New Zealander Michael Corballis with a laudatory tweet. NZ’s Royal Society — of ...
Māori professor under investigation for views on mātauranga Māori
Dr Garth Cooper has devoted his career to helping fellow Māori but he now finds himself in the gun over his opinions about science and indigenous knowledge. Graham Adams reports from the front lines o...
The Listener Letter (published in 31 July 2021 edition of the New Zealand Listener)In defence of science (republished with author's permission). A recent report from a Government NCEA working group on...
Free Speech Union is fighting for Academic Freedom
Dear Supporter,There is a worrying trend in universities and research institutions attempting to muzzle the very people whose job it is to ask questions. Some subjects are simply now off-limits. Acade...
