Columbia professors hypocritically protest speech suppression

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At a rally at Columbia University last week, faculty brandished placards that read “Defend Freedom of Speech” and “Defend Academic Freedom.” One faculty member waved a sign reading, “No appeasement. I’m German. I know where this leads.”

Joseph Howley, an associate professor of classics, said that “attacks” on free speech result in a “chilling effect in the classroom.”

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