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Shouting Down Offensive Speakers: Are You Sure That You Want To Do That?
In the face of students’ shouting down speakers whose views offend them, discussions of the issues at stake often focus on, for example, whether or not such an action is itself a form of free speech, or whether or not such disruptions should be…read the full blog+ Opinion PieceUncomfortable Questions Up For Discussion
my part of the discussion was aimed at raising a number of important but difficult and often uncomfortable questions regarding free speech, critical inquiry/critical thinking, and diversity empowerment—questions that I present below for use in…read the full blogAbout heterodox: the blog
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