The Closing of the Academic Mind by Chris Patten - Project Syndicate
a great article on the new book banning by the weak minded and mentally and socially infirm
the final paragraph:
"Do you want universities where the government decides what it is allegedly safe for you to learn and discuss? Or do you want universities that regard the idea of a “safe space” – in terms of closing down debate in case it offends someone – as an oxymoron in an academic setting? Western students should think occasionally about their counterparts in Hong Kong and China who must fight for freedoms that they take for granted – and too often abuse."
Read more at https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/academic-freedom-under-threat-by-chris-patten-2016-02#vP6hZERFXXVTaVhF.99
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