Free Thoughts

Since the 2016 election, college campuses have erupted in violent protests, demands for safe spaces, and the silencing of views that activist groups find disagreeable. Robby Soave has gone in to the trenches to catalog these young radicals in order to better understand the climate at universities across America.When did college campuses become sites of harsh public discourse? How has the culture around safety changed on college campuses? Is there a crisis on college campuses? Are we chilling our professors in order to not hurt students’ feelings? What is intersectionality? Why are students claiming that their professors are triggering their PTSD?Further Reading:Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump, written by Robby SoavePenn law professor faces backlash, petition to resign over ‘repugnant’ comments on race and immigration, written by Owen DaughertyDo controversial figures have a right to speak at public universities?, written by Holly Epstein OjalvoCampus Rights, FIRERelated Content:The Coddling o