Taking offense cannot be an excuse to stifle debate

Pity American society and the fragility of the American mind. Whether at elite universities or in legacy media, intellectuals and journalists have their collective panties in a bunch over just about every infraction of political correctness.

New York Times journalists rose in revolt, for example, when Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) published an op-ed in their publication calling for the deployment of troops to prevent unrest in America’s cities. More recently, about 50 NPR employees wrote a letter to the president demanding she both punish dissent and circle the wagons of their diversity infrastructure. Talk about inmates running the asylum!