A few weeks ago, British conservative philosopher Roger Scruton dropped an atom bomb, claiming there is no place left in western universities for anyone who espouses conservative views. Scruton argues that the time has come to choose one of two options: establish specifically conservative universities — Frederick M. Hess and Brendan Bell offer a similar proposal for America in National Affairs — or end all support for universities, thus ending the injustice of forcing conservatives to pay for the privilege of being mocked, derided, and excluded.
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