Time again for “Self-Appointed Censor,” today starring the students, faculty and administration at many American colleges.A recent poll found 40 percent of undergrads favor restrictions on offensive or hateful speech. Many call for “safe spaces,” bans on “micro-aggressions” or demand “trigger warnings” when a professor broaches a potentially distressing topic.Wrongly, but passionately, they claim the right to disallow [...]
Free Speech Is A Must, Even On Campus
Michael Fitzgerald, The Record (Stockton)
Sat, 03/24/2018 - 12:28pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: California San Joaquin County Stockton
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