Author and Free Speech Advocate

Zachary Wood

2 articles 2016

Zachary Wood is an author and speaker known for advocating intellectual engagement with uncomfortable and opposing viewpoints. He contributed essays to The Weekly Standard in 2016 exploring themes of challenging discourse and difficult truths. Wood gained prominence as a student leader at Williams College championing free speech and viewpoint diversity on campus.

The Uncomfortable Truth

October 25, 2016 · College, diversity, Magazine

"Zach Wood may look black but as far as I'm concerned, he's white." This was one of many disparaging comments posted on Yik Yak when I invited Charles Murray to speak at Williams College last spring.

The Uncomfortable Truth

October 21, 2016 · College, diversity, Magazine

"Zach Wood may look black but as far as I’m concerned, he's white." This was one of many disparaging comments posted on Yik Yak when I invited Charles Murray to speak at Williams College last spring.