ACLU: Colleges ‘Fundamentally Failing’ Students, ‘Need to Defend Speech We Hate’

On many college campuses, free speech comes with the caveat: say what you want, as long as it doesn’t offend the liberal majority. And if it does, you can expect virulent protests in return, such as the riot that led to the injury of a professor at Middlebury College when social scientist Richard Murray was slated to speak.

However, not every liberal agrees.  Thursday morning, Cosmo senior political writer and attorney Jill Filipovic took to Twitter to express her support for across-the-board free speech, even when it’s offensive. The progressive feminist is no friend of the right, proving just how egregious the issue truly is.

“Whenever I tweet in defense of the right to hateful speech,” she wrote, “I get a lot of flack.” Then linking to an article, she continued, “This is a good explainer.”

The piece, penned by ACLU senior staff attorney Lee Rowland, was refreshing in its logical consistency. Condemning the hypersensitivity of modern-day American campuses, Rowland noted that the art of dialogue with those who disagree should be a hallmark of higher learning.