With students returning to college campuses around the country this month, many observers expect some kind of continuation of the protests regarding Israel and Gaza which were so prevalent last year.
As this new school year begins, it is useful to examine the justification, scope and limits of one of the rallying cries of protestors — the right to be heard on salient moral and political issues of the day.
The existence of this right is foundational to our constitutional jurisprudence and democratic political system.