Greg Lukianoff on Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate

In the year and a
half since he handed in the final draft of Unlearning
Liberty, writes Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation
for Individual Rights in Education, an amazing number of
developments have taken place on and off campus regarding the free
speech rights of college students and faculty. While some of them
have been positive, several have been deeply disturbing to those
who care about the future of free speech. Three areas demand
special attention: first, some significant legal wins, and one
loss, for free speech on campus; second, an attempt by the federal
government to redefine harassment so broadly as to place every
speaker at risk; and third, troubling new evidence on the decline
in respect for free speech.

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