Argumentative Essay On Higher Education

In the current day and age, the citizens of America enjoy many freedoms. These include a lot of freedoms that were unheard of in the past or even today in less developed parts of the world. However, this does not mean we have complete freedom to act as we please. The first amendment of the U.S. constitution has guaranteed citizens the right to free speech, but this is often infringed for the sake of saving people's feelings in higher places of education. During his presidency, John Adams drafted the Alien and Sedition Acts and congress passed them in 1798. Likewise, President Woodrow Wilson drafted the Espionage and Sedition Acts and congress passed them as well. These acts were blatantly criminal as they restricted and eventually banned publicly

Some believe that hearing viewpoints that do not coincide with their own could seriously traumatize certain people; including grown adults in universities. Anyone that lacks the social skills or mental capacity to consider the views of someone opposing their beliefs has no business seeking a higher education. Respectfully swapping ideas and arguing about topics are what America was built upon and the constitution clearly states that this should not be infringed. There are a few obvious exceptions such as yelling “bomb!” on an airplane or calling in a threat on a person, business, or school. These exceptions can be made, because unlike hurting someone’s feelings, they have the potential of actually putting people in danger. However, meaningful words are often disregarded when intellectual arguments turn to irrational fights. While the infringement of these freedoms are a vital concern of a majority of conservative networks and publishers, many on the other side of politics have explored them in depth as well. Self proclaimed liberal Noah Rothman gave his opinion on the issue on his article “University Students Pose a Greater Threat to Free Speech Than Trump”. Rothman concludes his train of thought with the statement that “Trump is an awful steward of the powers of the presidency, but he has not yet abused his power to censor his opponents. The ostensibly powerless on campus, however, absolutely