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Jeffrey A. Sachs and transgender people

Jeffrey A. Sachs is an American academic based in Canada who appeared on anti-trans podcast Blocked and Reported to discuss critical race theory. Sachs is involved in anti-trans organization Heterodox Academy.

note: for the American economist born in 1954, see Jeffrey David Sachs.

Background

Jeffrey Adam “Jeff” Sachs was born in May 1982. Sachs earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Rochester in 2004, a master’s degree from University of Chicago in 2007, and a doctorate from McGill University in 2015. Sachs did postdoctoral work at Simon Fraser University. Most of Sachs’ work examines the role of the judiciary in efforts to democratize Middle Eastern countries.

Sachs is married to academic Erin L. Crandall. They have a child.

Selected publications

Sachs, Jeffrey A. (April 7, 2020). Free Speech and Viewpoint Diversity at UNC: Some Thoughts on a New Report. Heterodox Academy https://heterodoxacademy.org/blog/freedom-free-speech-viewpoint-diversity-unc/ original url: https://heterodoxacademy.org/freedom-free-speech-viewpoint-diversity-unc/ [archive]

Sachs, Jeffrey A. (February 3, 2020). No, Professors Are Not Brainwashing Their Students. ArcDigital https://medium.com/arc-digital/no-professors-are-not-brainwashing-their-students-d4694522f413 original url: https://arcdigital.media/no-professors-are-not-brainwashing-their-students-d4694522f413 [archive]

Sachs, Jeffrey A. (September 3, 2019). Campus Free Speech: Under Threat from the Right. ArcDigital https://medium.com/arc-digital/campus-free-speech-under-threat-from-the-right-8d4a8506a056 original url: https://arcdigital.media/campus-free-speech-under-threat-from-the-right-8d4a8506a056 [archive]

Sachs, Jeffrey A. (April 16, 2019). Do Universities Have a Self-Censorship Problem? Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/04/16/do-universities-have-self-censorship-problem/

Sachs, Jeffrey A. (January 25, 2019). The “Campus Free Speech Crisis” Ended Last Year. Niskanen Center https://niskanencenter.org/blog/the-campus-free-speech-crisis-ended-last-year/

Sachs, Jeffrey A. (January 25, 2019). Community and Campus: The Relationship between Viewpoint Diversity and Community Partisanship. Heterodox Academy https://heterodoxacademy.org/blog/viewpoint-diversity-community-partisanship/ original url: https://heterodoxacademy.org/viewpoint-diversity-community-partisanship/ [archive]

Sachs, Jeffrey A. (April 27, 2018). There is No Campus Free Speech Crisis: A Close Look at the Evidence. Niskanen Center https://niskanencenter.org/blog/there-is-no-campus-free-speech-crisis-a-close-look-at-the-evidence/

Sachs, Jeffrey A. (March 16, 2018). The ‘Campus Free Speech Crisis’ is a Myth. Here are the Facts. Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/03/16/the-campus-free-speech-crisis-is-a-myth-here-are-the-facts/

Media

Jesse Singal (February 4, 2022). Episode 101: Should Joe Rogan And/Or Critical Race Theory Be Deplatformed And/Or Executed? Blocked and Reported https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/episode-101-should-joe-rogan-andor

Resources

Jeffrey A. Sachs (jeffreyasachs.com) [archive]

Acadia University (polisci.acadiau.ca)

PEN America (pen.org)

Chronicle of Higher Education (chronicle.com)

X/Twitter (x.com)

Medium (medium.com)