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John Corvino, Dean of the Irvin D. Reid Honors College and Professor of Philosophy, Wayne State University

In the 'big tent' of free speech, can you be too open-minded?

In the 'big tent' philosophy of free speech, the more views, the better. But how does that hold up in practice? imageBROKER/Manuel Kamuf via Getty Images

People often extol the virtue of open-mindedness, but can there be too much of a good thing?

As a college dean, I regularly observe campus controversies about the Israel-Hamas war, race relations and other hot-button issues. Many of these concern free speech – what students, faculty and invited speakers should and shouldn’t be allowed to say.

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