Mike Adams, UNC-Wilmington professor and TownHall.com columnist, discusses efforts to fight speech codes, corruption, and bureaucratic bloat at the state’s public university campuses. Adams offered these remarks Dec. 3, 2009, during a presentation hosted by N.C. State University College Republicans and sponsored by the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy.
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