Tuesday, March 27, 2012
12 worst colleges for free speech
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has released it list of 12 worst colleges in terms of respecting free speech and press. Note that private institutions are not covered by the Bill of Rights but that free speech is consistent with academic freedom and open education. Notice that most of these are in the upper mid-west, northeast and New England. If you have time, read the individual profiles of each school and decide for yourself whether the "victims" of censorship were generally spouting liberal or conservative ideas. I believe you will see a clear trend. Are these places educating or indoctrinating? More hypocrisy about civil rights! First Amendment protection for the ideas I like. No protection for the ideas I don't' like.
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A code of conduct, such as Harvard's civility rule, is not a violation of free speech. Fact is, the first amendment promotes peaceful assembly. Aside from verbal threats, blocking speech and/or written content trespasses on people's 1st amendment right.
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