Another result of racial politics on campus: UnFree Speech

This article originally appeared at the American Enterprise Institute on May 15, 2003.

Free speech no longer exists on American college campuses. A comprehensive survey conducted by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) makes it clear: America’s great universities are now officially committed to punishing students who express ideas that depart from Leftist orthodoxy. “College administrators have decided to ban just about any thought they don’t like,” says Emmett Hogan,

FIRE’s survey data, available online at speechcodes.org after March 18, shows that three quarters of America’s well-known universities—ranging from the Ivy League to respected commuter schools—significantly restrict student speech. (See adjoining chart.) Under the plain language of many campus speech codes, talking about differences between races and sexes can result in disciplinary action against a student. At public universities, that is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. At private universities there ought to be an outcry from students, professors, alumni, and trustees against these official restrictions on what students can and cannot say.

Read the full article at the American Enterprise Institute.