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Donald A. Downs: Shouting down speakers on campus is unethical

Column from Downs, professor of political science, law and journalism: “With increasing frequency, especially on college campuses, speakers presenting unpopular views — or views unpopular with a vocal minority of the audience — are being disrupted or ‘shouted down’ until they leave the stage. This has happened at UW-Madison, where I am a professor, and at many other universities.”