Why Aren’t College Students Revolting?

Matthew McKillip /

Among the speakers at this week’s Heritage Foundation Bloggers Briefing, the consensus was clear: College students could stand more exposure to conservative ideas.

The inherent contradiction of the liberal political consensus among students is mystifying, the speakers said.

American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin put it this way: “Young people have supported [President] Obama in droves, even though they’re at a point in their life when they’re typically most rebellious — and he is going to tell them how to run every part of their life.”

“Why aren’t college students revolting?” Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of Consumer Electronics Association, asked.

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