Texas A&M’s Ethics Course Cancellation Raises Alarms About Academic Freedom and Government Overreach

When Texas A&M University canceled a graduate-level ethics course just three days into the semester, it wasn’t merely an isolated bureaucratic hiccup—it was yet another sign that government-imposed restrictions are suffocating open debate on college campuses. Professor Leonard Bright’s course, designed to explore how race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation influence public policy, was shuttered because he allegedly failed to provide enough detail about the integration of these themes. The reality is more concerning: the university is weaponizing vague guidelines to police the dialogue American students can engage in. Is This Administrative Overreach or Censorship? Dean John Sherman cited a...