Stanford University’s Joel Beinin is suing David Horowitz on grounds of a copyright infringement for unauthorized use of his photo.

Says Beinin, “If you don’t fight back and allow the Horowitzes to do and say what they want, it pollutes the political environment to the point where you can’t have intelligent discussions about what we do in the world.”

Who’s stopping the “Beininses” from saying what they want? They are the ones who are impeding political discourse because they cannot tolerate dissent.

It is hardly a striking blow for “intelligent [or courageous] discussions” to base this vitally important argument on use of a photo.