In this first edition of Red Alert’s weekly podcast, RAP’s Deputy Editor Ashley Dobson chats with host Michael Koolidge about Eric Posner and campus speech codes.
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Posner, a University of Chicago law professor, published a piece this week that argued in favor of campus speech restrictions on the grounds that college students are, well, “children,” and ought to be treated as such.
“There is a popular, romantic notion that students receive their university education through free and open debate about the issues of the day. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Students who enter college know hardly anything at all—that’s why they need an education,” Posner, the son of federal judge Richard Posner, wrote.
“It’s not just that sincere expressions of opinion about same-sex marriage or campaign finance reform are out of place in chemistry and math class. They are out of place even in philosophy and politics classes, where the goal is to educate students (usually about academic texts and theories), not to listen to them spout off.”
