“Everyone is in favor of free speech… but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage.” ― Winston Churchill
It has now been six days since the Supreme Court ruled that colleges that accept federal funds must also accept the visits of military recruiters.
This is a monumental affront to the principles and mores that led many colleges to spend megabucks on a legal battle intended to cement their right to admit Taliban ambassadors as students while dismissing the US Armed Forces as persona-non-grata homophobes. Apparently, the treatment of homosexuals under the Taliban is not spoken of at Yale.
It was an utmost principle of free speech that Yale, and others, be allowed federal money with having to follow federal law. So, follow your principles or shut up.
It’s been six days. The sound of these universities following their principles is the sound of silence.
