Tucker Grills Jason Nichols: Why Would Colleges Be the Places Where Freethinking Is Punished Most Aggressively?

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CARLSON: "No, we know what it is, because Brandon V. Ohio in 1967, the famous Supreme Court case, very specifically outlined the boundaries of free speech. Libel is not allowed, of course, imminent threats of violence are not allowed. But everything else is allowed. Everything else is allowed. It's not allowed at Apple or Amazon or some big authoritarian company, but colleges exist to be an oasis in the middle of our commercial society for free thinking. So why would they be the places where free thinking is punished most aggressively?"
NICHOLS: "I agree that there are many cases — you and I actually discussed a case a little while ago where there was a college professor who said something he shouldn’t have said, and then all of a sudden, people are talking about he needs to be fired. This is why we actually have tenure, to protect people so they can say what it is they want. But there have been all of these attacks, people were trying to put limits on what it is you say, and I think that is problematic. But, I think overall, colleges do protect freedom of speech."