Go back to the beginning of the chapter, and reread the At Issue box that gives background on how free free speech should be. As the following sources illustrate, this question has a number of possible answers.

As you read this source material, you will be asked to answer questions and to complete some simple activities. This work will help you understand both the content and the structure of the sources. When you are finished, you will be ready to write an argument—either inductive or deductive—that takes a new position on how free free speech should actually be.

SOURCES

Thane Rosenbaum, “Should Neo-Nazis Be Allowed Free Speech?”

Sol Stern, “The Unfree Speech Movement”

American Association of University Professors, “On Freedom of Expression and Campus Speech Codes”

Wendy Kaminer, “Progressive Ideas Have Killed Free Speech on Campus”

Judith Shulevitz, “In College and Hiding from Scary Ideas”

Eric Posner, “Universities Are Right to Crack Down on Speech and Behavior”