87% of university faculty say there's at least one topic they can't discuss honestly on campus.
That isn't just a free speech problem. It's a policy problem.
Too often, researchers avoid important questions because controversial findings could jeopardize their careers.
Without disruptive researchers asking bold questions, the social sciences stagnate. This inevitably produces policy failures.
How can we fix this?
Isabella Romboldi, one of Cicero's student research assistants, investigates: