The Institute for Free Speech is excited to announce that Nathan Maxwell is joining the organization full-time as a Communications Fellow.

Nathan has spent several semesters as an intern at IFS. He first joined the Institute as a communications intern in the summer of 2020 to assist with the Institute’s messaging and outreach efforts. Since rejoining the organization in the winter of 2020, Nathan has provided additional help in our research, communications, and external relations departments.

During his time at IFS, Nathan has been a frequent contributor to the Institute’s blog, writing about online speech, protest rights, privacy, corporate speech rights, and political spending issues. He has also published research on the relationship between out-of-state spending and electoral success and authored op-eds challenging contribution limits and deceptive crackdowns on political speech.

Nathan is a May 2021 graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he earned a B.S. in Political Science and Philosophy. While there, he served as an Associate Editor and Social Media Manager for Ball State’s award-winning international undergraduate philosophy journal, Stance.

In Nathan’s new role, he will continue to author blog posts and op-eds while also taking on a greater role in assisting the Communications Director, contributing to the Institute’s quarterly newsletter and Daily Media Update, and responding to media inquiries. As time allows, Nathan will also contribute to the Institute’s research and policy efforts.

“I’m eager to continue contributing to the Institute’s mission of protecting and promoting First Amendment rights in a new capacity. Nothing is more worthy of defending in a democracy than its most definitional feature – the unconditional right of the people to a voice in their government,” Nathan said.

Please join us in welcoming Nathan to our team in a full-time capacity.