Academic freedom under fire.
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Abstract
Academic freedom is under fire across the world-from Hong Kong, where the Chinese government's crackdown on open discussion has spurred an exodus of scholars from universities, to the United States, where there is a rising tide of anti-intellectualism and assaults on free inquiry. The effort to undermine this cornerstone of American democracy has been driven by former President Trump and his administration, members of Congress, state governors, and legislators. Alas, it also comes from faculty and students on the ideological right and left, and even from some presidents of the country's research universities. These are powerful forces that must be overcome.