There is a problem infecting every institution in American life beginning with the education system: The youngest generations of Americans fear intellectual, physical, and emotional adversity. These are the young people who will be responsible for preserving and defending the American way of life, and our schools’ failure to prepare them for this responsibility will result in a national security crisis.

In February, Georgetown Law students demanded a safe space to cry after a professor tweeted critically about a Supreme Court nominee. A month later, Yale Law students shouted down a professor attempting to teach a class on debate techniques that featured opposing viewpoints. Last month, Cornell University removed the Gettysburg Address and a bust of President Abraham Lincoln from the school library after complaints from students. These are not the actions of an intellectually confident and mature generation.