In 2019 Trump Kept Bungling Campus Freedom Of Speech
Posted on AllSides December 23rd, 2019
From The Center
In 2019, Donald Trump issued not one, but two executive orders meant to push back at what he sees as political correctness on campus. Both were poorly drafted and both have, predictably, generated a great deal of controversy.
The first order, issued in March, was intended “to promote free and open debate on college and university campuses.” As I wrote at the time, the order is a terrible mess: “It doesn’t lay out what the enforcement mechanisms are or what standards officials will be expected to apply. It refers to...
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