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Amazing video explains how Firefly fans saved free speech on campus

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Remember when that Wisconsin professor put a Firefly poster on his door? And the college authorities freaked out and threatened him with criminal charges?

https://gizmodo.com/college-professor-threatened-with-criminal-charges-for-5844035

The good news is, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) took Professor Miller’s case, partly to defend free speech and partly because Firefly rules. And FIRE, with the help of some dedicated Firefly fans, triumphed because they were mighty. Watch a video about this struggle, featuring author Neil Gaiman. [via Virginia Postrel]

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