The UC System and the Laws About Freedom of Speech

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The UC system is a state school and the laws about freedom of speech are pretty strict when it comes to state schools. Do you have any idea whether this runs afoul of law? I don't know the legal details, but it seems to me as a layperson that once you cross a line into prescribing the way in which people are supposed to talk about this, then you might be on shaky ground legally. It's really like, do you think this is bureaucratic bullshit or not? That's the question. And I know that there are some people that don't want it, but that's not this. Like, that really isn't.

A VBW exclusive report! For years David and Tamler have been a little dismissive of fears about cancel culture in academia but now the SJWs have come for one of our own! We welcome back Yoel Inbar to talk about his experience applying for a position at UCLA psychology only to have his candidacy pulled at the last minute because of remarks he made on his podcast (!) about diversity statements. What does this mean for freedom of expression in academia? Should we advise our students and younger faculty to watch what they say when it comes to politically charged topics? Are they really going to start combing through podcast episodes now – is nothing sacred?

Plus another case of fraud in psychology comes to light courtesy of the Data Colada guys.

Data Colada post about Gino fraud