Thoughtful response but also not addressing the issue I am trying to have a discussion about. I am not attacking CMC, I am just trying to use the fact that a government department that was once at least mixed in political viewpoint (based primarily on previous posters in this thread) is becoming more uniformly “left-leaning” like most other similar departments in similarly excellent schools across the country as a springboard for questioning whether that is a healthy development. In my view, a liberal student should be able to argue from their perspective without fear of recourse or getting a lower grade; so too should a conservative student. And they both should learn to be able to tolerate and engage with those who argue from a different perspective.
Does this type of situation make that more or less likely?