Most college students say speech just as harmful as physical violence: Study

A new survey from the Knight Foundation published on Tuesday, July 30, found that 27% of college students are in favor of restricting free speech “they may find offensive or biased,” up from 22% in 2021. Students that identified as Democrats were mostly split on whether to allow all speech on campus, even speech they find offensive. However, 7 in 10 Republican students said that they believed it is important to be exposed to all speech, even that which is offensive or biased.

Overall, 70% of students surveyed of all political ideologies reported that...