How overheated political attention warps campus life
This academic year, Harvard’s campus has been a political powder keg. Many commentators are rightly concerned about free speech at this University and others, but the current national discussion has overlooked the harmful effects of its own presence. A disproportionate focus on our campus can exacerbate the effects of echo chambers. When Harvard is used to score points in national political fights, students are disincentivized from trying out new positions and taking on intellectual risks. The result is self-censorship and political sorting across the ideological spectrum where students surround themselves with like-minded friends.
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