The Young Dictators

It seems to me that the younger generation of today is less attached to the notion of freedom of opinion than at any of recent times.

Students and leaflet distributors give out information about their societies during Manchester University's freshers week on Sept. 22, 2009, in Manchester, England. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Commentary

Complaints against the younger generation are as old as civilization itself, but that doesn’t mean that they are always unjustified. And it seems to me that the younger generation of today is less attached to the notion of freedom of opinion than any of recent times.