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Essay Archive - Prohibiting Speech That Offends
Prohibiting Speech That Offends
Racism, sexism and homophobia is growing on college campuses around
the country. In response, many universities have adopted policies that
address bigotry by placing restrictions on speech. The alternative to such
restrictions, many administrators argue, is to allow bigots to run rampant
and to subject their targets to a loss of equal educational opportunity.
The power of a university to eliminate bias on campus ultimately depends
not on its ability to punish a racist speaker, but instead on the depth of
its commitmen....
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