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Bruce klinger discussing north koreas missile test and nuclear threat. Be sure to watch washington journal live at 7 00 eastern this morning. Join the discussion. Now i look at freedom of speech on College Campuses with a group of professors and offers. This from a two Day Conference called finding meaning in america. Good afternoon and welcome back to our conference on a worthy life finding meaning in america. We have a very distinguished group of panelists to adjust the question. I want to begin with a personal testimony of my own and an expression of gratitude. We will be discussing pathologies, undeniable pathologies, that exist in american Higher Education these days. Compromising of Academic Freedom violations of Core Principles of freedom of speech, the lack of viewpoint diversity, the phenomenon of trying to win debates by labeling other people as bigots or haters or what have you. Those pathologies are undeniable. They exist. They are very widespread. Many people in the academ
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The final panel for the day addresses issues having to do with liberal Arts Education and the search for truth. We have a distinguished group of panelists to address the question. I want to begin though with a bit of personal testimony of my own and then really an expression of gratitude. We will be discussing pathologies, undeniable pathologies that exist in american Higher Education these days. Compromising of Academic Freedom violations of Core Principles of freedom of speech, the lack of Viewpoint Diversity, the phenomenon of trying to win debates labeling other people as bigots or haters or what have you. Those pathologies as i say are undeniable. They exist. They are very widespread. Many people in the capital across the political spectrum not only recognize them but recognize that the present an urgent problem and truly a threat. A provost from Stanford University recently the public letter called that threat the threat from within the university saying that no threat to Higher