Far from restoring confidence in these institutions, it’s likely interventions will just inflame moral outrage
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It’s not a case of being afraid of different ideas, more that some people want everyone to think as they do.
Safe spaces are fundamentally at odds with the rigorous intellectual exchange central to the idea of a university.
No-platforming is turning supposedly ‘critically minded’ events into adolescent cheerleading sessions.
The ‘No Platform’ campaign from the National Union of Students is stifling debate on university campuses.
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