Half of college students aren't sure protecting free speech is important. That's bad news
By Cathy Young
Apr 08, 2018 | 4:05 AM
Last month, a small group of protesters at Lewis & Clark College law school tried to shut down visiting lecturer Christina Hoff Sommers, a libertarian feminist critical of feminist dogma on "rape culture," the pay gap and other issues. They chanted, shouted, played loud music and sang, "We will fight for justice until Christina's gone." Appalled commentators deplored the intolerance, but then came a spate of "nothing to see here" articles. Free speech on campus is doing fine, progressive pundits scoffed; it's absurd to paint a few left-wing students as a danger to freedom when we face right-wing authoritarianism in government.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-young-free-speech-on-campus-20180408-story.html
