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Stifling Debate at NYU
March 31st, 2006 | Author: SydneyKendall
So the Objectivist Club at New York University has had a panel discussion about the Danish cartoons. Trouble is, as part of the discussion, they were going to display the cartoons so that everyone could see what they were talking about.
NYU’s administration didn’t like that.
Go here: Censors Win at NYU to read all bout it.
Now, I believe a university should have the right to set campus rules, even dumb ones. But whether they have the right or not, it’s counter to the vital purposes of education to squash first-hand viewing of images under discussion, simply because some members of the community feel offended by them.
Yes, I know, some of those offended parties can be troublemakers. But here’s the thing: intellectual and moral debate in itself can be – often is – offensive to some party or other. If you are going to give in to those who threaten trouble, then Read the rest of this entry »
Sacre Bleu.
March 29th, 2006 | Author: SydneyKendall
France has really had a hard time of late. It seems rather riot-prone, no?
This time the trouble is that the youth – many of whom attend elite universities – have a major case of ignorance when it comes to the principles of economics. Are their schools failing them? Are they failing their schools? Or is it just that they haven’t gotten to Economics 101 yet?
Here’s an easy-to-follow piece by Thomas Sowell. If you know any elite French students who are willing to read English, pass this on: The French Student Riots by Thomas Sowell