Over on the homepage, I’ve got a piece about three lawsuits that challenge the campus Left’s narrative of the campus rape crisis — that innocent women are routinely victimized by predatory males then re-victimized by indifferent or hostile universities. Yet crusading ideologues are often creating their own victims — the innocent people whose lives and reputations are irreparably damaged by false accusations. While individual litigants can often achieve justice, the bitter experience of free speech advocates on college campuses shows that universities often have a high tolerance for legal bills when faced with the choice between respecting the law and continuing the crusade. At least now, for the first time, the crusade has costs.
Read the whole thing, and — as always — I welcome your comments.