greg luciano paints an alarming picture.picture of punishing jokes, rants, drunken tirades, a growing hostility toward free speech as a cultural value. people all over the globe are coming to expect emotional and intellectual comfort as though it were a right. on the pc campus, respect for the authority of ideas takes a backseat to often to the idea of authority. i'm happy to account that the american council of trustees alumni is not at all wrong. positive actions have occurred in recent days. in late august, a group of distinguished policy makers, trustees, faculty, and others convened by the american council of trustees and alumni came to demand a different academic culture. the report, governance for a new era, short -- chaired by a former president, was one of the very first to have about the challenges of political correctness. & by such visionaries as the former provost of columbia, and president of arizona state, it is bold and to the state. they are calling upon colleges and university to put an end to this. to insi

scholar greg luciano outlines the problem. -- first amendment scholar greg schiano outlines the problem. it encourages students to accept thatrship by accepting freedom of speech is the enemy of such. it was only a matter of time before some bad intellectual on-campus or harming the dialogue of our entire country. what happens on our campuses profoundly influences what happens in our businesses, our homes, and in our policymaking. and i think we should be concerned. the danger of political correctness is not simply to academic freedom when students have the power to think for themselves, when there are multiple perspectives and disciplines and presentations, and when they are led to believe that they should be free from upset. they are being deprived of the challenging education they deserve. and all of us are being deprived of thoughtful citizens, prepared workers, and lifelong learners that are -- that our societies requires. blame political correctness exactly, but they do say in large numbers they are seen college graduates that cannot think critically, right with -- and right with