This is a quite remarkable article: Campus turmoil begins in high school. It deals with the deadening effect on free speech of various PC codes that are rigidly enforced, and which begin in high school. The problem is described as a lack of “viewpoint diversity”. Its pervasive existence may be why Donald Trump has been so successful, since he can and does say what no one else can get away with in public life, and as the article suggests, in private life as well. Well worth a read. This comes from somewhere near the end.

High schools and colleges that lack viewpoint diversity should make it their top priority. Race and gender diversity matter too, but if those goals are pursued in the ways that student activists are currently demanding, then political orthodoxy is likely to intensify. Schools that value freedom of thought should therefore actively seek out non-leftist faculty, and they should explicitly include viewpoint diversity and political diversity in all statements about diversity and discrimination. Parents and students who value freedom of thought should take viewpoint diversity into account when applying to colleges. Alumni should take it into account before writing any more checks.

[Found at Instapundit]