Columbia and Speech
I never thought I'd ever hear myself saying I'm with Columbia (on anything). But I am if this account from National Review is accurate. It reports that Columbia canceled a planned speech by the VP for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, on the grounds that he had a few years ago disrupted a Columbia commencement. It seems to me that if universities enforced not speech codes but basic civility and respect for others, we would all be better off. Animal rights is a very interesting debate, and there are any number of people who can make the case for it who do not believe in disruption.
I can't find anything about the 2004 incident that is said to have led to this cancelation. I grant you the double standards given some of the other people who have spoken at Columbia. But I do not see why we should treat people who one day will disrupt and another day debate as members of a civil society dedicated to open debate and conversation...
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