The Age of Apoplexy

by Virginia Postrel  •  Oct 8, 2007 at 1:29 pm

http://www.dynamist.com/2050/the-age-of-apoplexy

Surveying the many recent incidents of outrage at this or that speaker, Kurt Andersen worries that "we're turning into a nation of weenies and permanently enraged censors." I'm tempted to reproduce his concluding paragraphs--subversive indeed in the righteous pages of New York--but won't so you'll click through and read the whole article.

For continuing updates on campus speech battles, check out FIRE's blog The Torch.