The New York Times
Free Speech, Personified
November 28, 2017
Peter Salovey, president of Yale University (CT), writes: In recent months, visitors with controversial views have found themselves disinvited from or unable to speak on American college campuses. These struggles are often portrayed as new and radical assaults on freedom of speech. But they are not new. For decades, conservatives and liberals have argued over which speakers should be allowed to address university audiences.