Sergiu Klainerman, a professor of mathematics at Princeton, has a superb essay on Tablet, in which he explains the nasty treatment being given to Professor Joshua Katz by the “woke” mob.
The problem, Klainerman explains, is that Princeton’s president, Christopher Eisgruber, believes both that the university must advance “social justice” and uphold freedom of speech. The problem is that you can’t have both because the social-justice zealots oppose free speech. So when the inevitable clash occurs, Eisgruber sides with the social-justice crowd and its vicious attacks on Professor Katz.
We see the same thing at many American universities these days. They are run by people who will profess their commitment to freedom of speech but always throw it under the bus when the social-justice warriors must be placated.
Hat tip: Scott Johnson