Syndicated columnist George Will offended a lot of left-wing activists and feminists this summer when he challenged the “supposed campus epidemic of rape.” That’s why I was surprised to see that Michigan State University had had the backbone to invite him to speak at one of its recent commencement ceremonies. Rather than defer to the offended campus groups that wanted to stifle the open exchange of ideas (there was a petition calling for the university to disinvite Will), MSU officials stood on the side of free speech and allowed the commencement to proceed as planned.

Good for MSU, and good for the protesters in attendance who didn’t “shout down” Will or otherwise disrupt the ceremony.