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Is Free Speech Threatened On Campus? [Unedited]

Is Free Speech Threatened On Campus? [Unedited]

With Wendy Kaminer, Shaun Harper, John McWhorter, and Jason Stanley

Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates - [Unedited]

March 8, 20161h 25m

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Show Notes

Protests have erupted on university campuses across the country. To many, these students are speaking out against racial injustice that has long been manifested in unwelcoming, sometimes hostile environments. But to critics, their demands have gone too far, creating an atmosphere of intolerance for opposing or unpopular points of view. Are the protesters silencing free speech, or are they just trying to be heard? And are the universities responding by defending free speech, or by suppressing it?