Looking For a ‘Safe Space’ In the Ivory Tower

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When Hillary Clinton lost the election nearly four weeks ago, one of my graduate school professors ran her concession speech live during my international law class (the United Nations is supreme; universal healthcare is a right; George W. Bush is bad; etc.). His choice didn’t bother me particularly. What made me smirk—and I feel horrible even admitting this—was the number of my classmates openly weeping during HRC’s big speech.

Weeping? About a free and fair election?

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