Archived Atlantic article why censoring free speech is a bad idea especially on college campuses. (theatlantic.com)
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Archived Atlantic article why censoring free speech is a bad idea especially on college campuses. (theatlantic.com)
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'But even as notions of what constitutes impermissible “hate speech” expand, the potential for suppression to boomerang back on activists is seldom considered. '
'An instructive example is unfolding at the five undergraduate institutions that make up the Claremont Colleges. '
'Near the end of “Let Them Talk,” Gates turns specifically to the subject of codes implemented on college campuses to punish hate speech. '
'Student protesters attempted to shut down a recent speech at Claremont McKenna by Heather Mac Donald, the Manhattan Institute scholar, War on Cops author, and critic of the Black Lives Matter movement. '
'I believe that Heather Mac Donald’s views on policing are widespread, wrongheaded, and unlikely to survive intellectual scrutiny. '
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