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The Myth of the Ever-More-Fragile College Student
To some people, it certainly feels like college students are getting more and more mentally ill. The truth is much more complicated. By Jesse Singal.
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Safe Spaces As Shield, Safe Spaces As Sword
This may come as a surprise, but I'm a supporter of "safe spaces." I support safe spaces because I support freedom of association. Safe spaces, if designed in a principled way, are just an application of that freedom. That's why I didn't flip out last week when... By Ken White. -
Amherst Students Protest ‘Free Speech,’ Demand ‘Training’ for Offenders
Protests demand the school president apologize for signs that say “free speech” died at Mizzou. Then they want her to find the offenders and teach them tolerance. By Katie Zavadski. -
Here’s what my Yale students get: Free expression and anti-racism aren’t mutually exclusive
They're not the “crybullies” they’ve been made out to be. They just want college to be collegial. By Zareena Grewal. -
The right to fright
An obsession with safe spaces is not just bad for education: it also diminishes worthwhile campus protests.
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