“The 40% of undergraduates who support criminalizing offensive speech will bring that perspective into their communities and workplaces after they graduate. Two hundred fifty years after America’s founding, defenders of the First Amendment should be worried about what the future holds when these censorious students assume positions of leadership.”

Lauren Noble · said 2026-10-20 · reported 2026-10-20

Noble warned that students who support criminalizing offensive speech will carry that perspective into their communities and workplaces after graduation.