{"id":2044061,"date":"2023-09-25T15:20:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-chairwoman-slams-left-wing-thought-police-at-college-campuses\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T15:23:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:23:31","slug":"republican-chairwoman-slams-left-wing-thought-police-at-college-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-chairwoman-slams-left-wing-thought-police-at-college-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP chairwoman criticizes left-wing &#8216;thought police&#8217; on campuses."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-chairwoman-slams-left-wing-thought-police-at-college-campuses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2044061&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Slams Higher Education<\/h2>\n<p>In a powerful\u200d op-ed for the Washington Examiner, Chairwoman \u200bVirginia Foxx (R-NC) criticizes the state of higher \u200beducation and calls for action to combat\u2064 liberal censorship on \u200bcollege campuses.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The Left&#8217;s Thought Police<\/h3>\n<p>Foxx denounces a group \u200bof progressives who actively \u200dcensor and suppress \u2063opposing\u2064 viewpoints, \u200bhighlighting the divide between them and traditional liberals when it comes to\u2062 speech and expression.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Foxx raises a crucial question: &#8220;Have our institutions, including universities,\u2062 become so dominated by anti-American\u2063 and illiberal ideology that government intervention is \u2062necessary to\u200b restore viewpoint\u200d diversity,\u2064 free \u2063thought,\u200c and free expression?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She references \u2064a report from the \u2064Education and\u2063 Workforce Committee, which paints a bleak\u2064 picture\u200c of the situation, stating that &#8220;free\u200c speech is all but an illusion for many \u2063college students, teachers, and administrators.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According \u2062to Foxx, modern universities \u2063claim to promote\u2062 open debate and discussion, \u2063but in reality, they \u2062stifle \u2062freedom of expression by pressuring students to conform to the views \u200cof \u2064their professors and peers.<\/p>\n<p>Foxx \u200bargues that the culture within higher education institutions is hostile towards free speech, as faculty and\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-chairwoman-slams-left-wing-thought-police-at-college-campuses\/\" title=\"GOP chairwoman criticizes left-wing 'thought police' on campuses.\">administrators overwhelmingly support progressive censorship<\/a>. She \u200cclaims that these schools demand unwavering adherence to woke policies and politics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The primary goal of every academic institution should be the relentless pursuit of truth,&#8221; asserts Foxx. &#8220;However, the \u200brampant censorship described \u200din \u2064the committee report undermines this\u2064 pursuit. Nevertheless, the report offers potential\u2064 solutions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To address this issue, Foxx suggests that congressional action may be necessary to \u2062combat the \u200ccensorious campus culture.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If colleges and universities\u200b fail to protect diversity of thought among their students and faculty, Congress may need to intervene to uphold First Amendment rights,&#8221; \u200dshe writes. &#8220;The committee&#8217;s recommendations include disclosure requirements for institutions, adoption of free speech\u200c statements, and prohibitions on political tests.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information,\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click here<\/a> to read the full article from the\u200c Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does intellectual diversity in higher education contribute to critical thinking and civil discourse?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Importance of intellectual diversity in higher education. She argues that colleges and universities should be places where\u200c students are exposed to a wide range of ideas and perspectives, encouraging critical thinking and civil discourse.<\/p>\n<p>Chairwoman Foxx highlights specific instances where conservative speakers\u2064 have been disinvited or faced\u2064 protests on college campuses, citing\u200d this as\u200c evidence of a growing \u200ctrend of\u200c censorship. She argues that this stifling of free speech limits the ability of students to engage in meaningful dialogue\u2063 and explore different viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p>Foxx criticizes the\u200b role of college administrators in perpetuating this censorship, accusing \u200cthem of creating a \u2062culture where \u200conly certain opinions\u2064 are tolerated and \u200cpromoted. She suggests that some administrators may \u2064even be complicit in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-passes-law-cracking-down-on-big-tech-censorship\/\" title=\"Fla. passes law cracking down on Big Tech censorship\">silencing conservative voices<\/a>, thus hindering intellectual diversity.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Foxx expresses concern over the\u200c impact of \u2062this censorship on future generations. She \u200bbelieves that \u2063young people need to be exposed to a variety\u2063 of perspectives in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pornographic-films-together-utah-college-course-studying-porn-goes-viral-sparks-backlash\/\" title=\"\u2018Watch Pornographic Films Together\u2019: Utah College Course Studying Porn Goes Viral, Sparks Backlash\">develop critical thinking skills<\/a> and be prepared to engage in a democratic society.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 Chairwoman \u2062acknowledges that there may be legal limitations on what actions can be taken to combat\u200d liberal censorship on college campuses. However, she calls on universities and other stakeholders to take a \u200cstand for \u2064free speech \u2062and intellectual diversity. She suggests \u2064that universities should establish clear policies that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parler-available-again-on-google-play-store-truth-social-continues-to-be-blocked\/\" title=\"Parler Available Again on Google Play Store, Truth Social Continues to Be Blocked\">protect free speech rights<\/a> for all students, \u2063regardless of their\u200d political beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Chairwoman Foxx emphasizes the role of parents and taxpayers \u200bin holding colleges and universities accountable. She encourages parents to carefully consider the ideological climate of institutions before \u2064sending\u2064 their children, and urges taxpayers\u200b to question whether their money is \u2064being used to promote or suppress certain viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Chairwoman Virginia\u200c Foxx criticizes the state of higher education, specifically the growing trend of \u200dliberal censorship on college campuses. She argues that colleges and universities have\u2062 a responsibility to\u2064 promote\u2064 intellectual diversity and to protect the free speech \u2064rights of all students. Foxx calls on universities, parents, and taxpayers to take action \u2063to combat this censorship and ensure that higher education remains an environment that encourages critical thinking and fosters a diversity of\u200d ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Education and Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) criticized higher education in a Washington Examiner op-ed, suggesting that congressional intervention might be necessary to combat liberal censorship on campuses. Foxx condemned the &#8220;Left&#8217;s thought police,&#8221; a faction of progressives who endorse censorship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2044062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2044061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2044061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2044062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2044061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2044061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2044061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}