Charles Murray had been scheduled to speak at Azusa Pacific University for months, but the school just disinvited him because of — what else?– concerns that Murray’s presence might prove “hurtful” to some. What’s going on here is a reprise of the recent Brandeis flap, where a speaker who says things that are controversial and might upset some of the tender folks on campus has to be canceled because school administrators fear that they’ll take some heat for not being more “sensitive.” Murray has posted an open letter about it here.
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George Leef is the director of external relations at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. He is the author of The Awakening of Jennifer Van Arsdale: A Political Fable for Our Time.
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