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Students rally outside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, on March 14, 2018to protest gun violence. Andrew Harnik/AP Dewey Cornell, University of Virginia Editor’s note: This article was adapted from testimony the author gave on March 20, 2018 at a school safety forum convened on Capitol Hill by U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and House Democrats....

As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) U.S. top court mulls...

Walter Byers served as executive director of the NCAA between 1951 and 1988. Jim Bourdier/AP Photo Rick Eckstein, Villanova University In a legendary “South Park” episode lampooning the NCAA, the character Eric Cartman asks a university president if he can purchase some of his “slaves” – er, “student-athletes” – who play men’s basketball. “How do you get...

For years now, our startup community in Cleveland has been steadily, if incrementally, growing, evolving and strengthening. A number of entrepreneurial startup founders, with the supportofia variety of organizations in town, recently invited Colorado-based startup community leaders TechStars to provide some consultation to help our community see what we're doing right and where we can...