The Danger of Free Speech Suppression on Campuses for America’s Future

The Danger of Free Speech Suppression on Campuses for America’s Future
A woman stomps on a free speech sign at the University of California–Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2017. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
Lee Smith
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The United States is in danger of raising a generation of weak leaders, or one with no leaders at all, according to a First Amendment activist who works on free speech issues on university campuses. Cherise Trump, executive director of Speech First, says the future of America depends on young men and women standing up for their rights in the very place designed for intellectual exploration and spiritual growth—college.

Lee Smith
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Lee Smith is a veteran journalist whose work appears in Real Clear Investigations, the Federalist, and Tablet. He is the author of “The Permanent Coup” and “The Plot Against the President.”
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