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John K. Wilson

@johnkwilson

Author of "President Trump Unveiled: Exposing the Bigoted Billionaire," and writer at https://nitter.cf/t.co/sUnbW0Ffse.

 Evanston, IL
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Joined June 2009
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My latest @insidehighered column quotes @hoovlet in my critique of the repression of academic freedom by @TexasTech. insidehighered.com/opinion/c…

Tyranny at Texas Tech

Academic freedom and the First Amendment must protect the right of anyone to disagree with the government.

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My interview about the Scopes trial with @llassabe for her excellent American Campus podcast is now available: americancampuspodcast.buzzsp…
Scopes and the creationists with John K. Wilson - American Campus...

Scopes and the creationists with John K. Wilson - American Campus...

From a student of Saul Bellow and Barack Obama.References and suggested readings:John K Wilson. August 2025. “100 Years Ago, the Scopes Monkey Trial Discovered Academic Freedom.” Chronicle of Higher...

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My column today for @insidehighered looks back at my first book, The Myth of Political Correctness, which was published 30 years ago today. insidehighered.com/opinion/c…

“The Myth of Political Correctness,” 30 Years Later

Looking back, I think my first book’s claims have been proven largely correct over the past three decades.

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My @insidehighered column today looks at Banned Books Week (go to chicagobannedbooks.org to see Chicago-area events this week). insidehighered.com/opinion/c…
Chicago Banned Books Week

Chicago Banned Books Week

Chicago Banned Books Week. 12 followers. Join the fight against censorship in the Chicago area by celebrating the right to read during Banned Books Week (October 5-11, 2025)

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My latest column today for @insidehighered about the legal victory for @Harvard. insidehighered.com/opinion/c…
The Victory for Harvard Is a Victory for Democracy

The Victory for Harvard Is a Victory for Democracy

A settlement by Harvard now would be not only cowardly but crazy.

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My latest column for @insidehighered examines free expression at @NorthwesternU and @MedillSchool, 10 years after the resignation of @AliceDreger. insidehighered.com/opinion/c…
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My new column today at @insidehighered criticizes @Georgetown University for suspending professor Jonathan Brown. insidehighered.com/opinion/c…

In Defense of Jonathan Brown

Georgetown condemned a professor for a statement milder than one made by the president of the United States on social media. It should immediately end the practice of arbitrary suspensions without...

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My latest column for @insidehighered on Brown and Columbia: insidehighered.com/opinion/c…

Why Universities Must Not Capitulate to the Trump Regime

Colleges that settle with the Trump administration have no guarantee of safety from further retaliation.

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The first essay of my new column for @insidehighered, called “Debatable Ideas,” features a critique of the Manhattan Statement. insidehighered.com/opinion/c…

The Dangers of the Manhattan Statement

In his inaugural column, John K. Wilson argues that a conservative group's ‘new contract’ for higher ed risks greater government intrusion into the sector.

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My essay today for the @chronicle on the centennial of the Scopes trial and what it means today: chronicle.com/article/100-ye…
Opinion | 100 Years Ago, the Scopes Monkey Trial Discovered Academic Freedom

Opinion | 100 Years Ago, the Scopes Monkey Trial Discovered Academic Freedom

But today, the right to teach the truth remains under threat.

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My article today for @newlinesmag about the war on international students: newlinesmag.com/argument/wha…
What Trump’s War on Universities Means for International Students and Scholars

What Trump’s War on Universities Means for International Students and Scholars

The administration’s attack on Harvard is part of an assault unprecedented in the history of American higher education

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My op-ed for @insidehighered today about the Trump administration's letter to Harvard demanding repression: insidehighered.com/opinion/v…
Demands of Harvard Are Blueprint for Repression (opinion)

Demands of Harvard Are Blueprint for Repression (opinion)

Harvard is rightly fighting back against the Trump administration’s demands, which pose a threat to every college in America, John K. Wilson writes.

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🚨NEW: today we launched inquisitive, a place for intellectual change-makers to engage over uncomfortable questions and great ideas. Our inaugural issue’s theme is The Nerve, with essays from @gmiller, @Musa_alGharbi, @johnkwilson and more. Which one are you reading first?⬇️
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My defense of @TheFIREorg against its AAUP critics: insidehighered.com/opinion/v… Coming soon, my defense of the AAUP against the attacks by FIRE and @glukianoff.
In defense of FIRE (opinion)

In defense of FIRE (opinion)

John K. Wilson argues that a recent defense of the AAUP goes too far in denouncing the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

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On Thurs. Nov. 7 at 5pm ET, I'll speaking along with @ginsburg_t87385 at Boston University (@BU_Tweets) about institutional neutrality and academic freedom. You can watch the livestream here: heterodoxacademy.org/events/…
Heterodox Conversation at Boston University

Heterodox Conversation at Boston University

Join HxA at Boston University for a thought-provoking discussion on the role of institutional neutrality, featuring Drs. Tom Ginsburg and John K. Wilson.

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My defense of the @AAUP for its statement on boycotts is published today at @insidehighered insidehighered.com/opinion/v…
In defense of the AAUP’s statement on boycotts (opinion)

In defense of the AAUP’s statement on boycotts (opinion)

John K. Wilson opposes academic boycotts but supports the AAUP’s controversial new statement nevertheless.

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My essay about the uses and abuses of the Kalven Report was just posted by the Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle chronicle.com/article/what-t…
Opinion | What the Champions of Neutrality Get Wrong

Opinion | What the Champions of Neutrality Get Wrong

The Kalven Report, which first articulated the concept of institutional neutrality on controversial topics, was supposed to protect faculty members, not silence them.

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My @dividedwefall42 debate with Mark Berkson on banning campus speakers has just been posted. dividedwefall.org/is-canceli…
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My post today for the AAUP blog explaining why the Congressional hearing on campus free speech and calls to ban certain words threaten academic freedom: academeblog.org/2023/12/11/c…
Calling for Censorship Is Not Confronting Antisemitism

Calling for Censorship Is Not Confronting Antisemitism

BY JOHN K. WILSON The presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT testified on Capitol Hill on December 5, 2023, at a hearing on “Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism,” and the …

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My essay today at InsideHigherEd on the General Education Act, the latest and most extreme proposal by the right to take over colleges and purge their enemies insidehighered.com/opinion/v…
A new front in the right-wing attack on academia (opinion)

A new front in the right-wing attack on academia (opinion)

New model legislation, ostensibly meant to overhaul general education, proposes a radical assault on faculty and academic freedom, John K. Wilson writes.

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