From WSJopinion: “My university does not have to defend my ideas, but it must defend the freedom to express those ideas,” writes Richard Hammond III, a student at Ohio State University
Social media allows voices to be heard, with people banding together for common causes. Both those goods have a darker side, with social media allowing dangerous conspiracies to be spread and harsh political beliefs to polarize a nation.
The investigation of a supposedly racist tweet is a typical story on my campus, where Ilya Shapiro ended up quitting his job at Georgetown University Law Center after the school displayed an intolerance for freedom of speech. Identity politics, matched with tiptoeing quietly so as not to offend anyone, is seen as admirable in spite of its crippling effect on the free exchange of ideas.
Voltaire once said, “I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.” I do not expect my college to say anything similar. I know that I must hold and share beliefs without expecting institutions to support my right to express them. I must even expect they will investigate my expressions.If I were to find myself in the cross-hairs of the social-media mob, any call for defense from my university would likely fall on deaf ears.
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