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āIf Harvardās President Canāt Be Provocative, Who Can?ā
FIREās Greg Lukianoff is quoted in the current issue of USA Today responding to the deeply troubling idea that Lawrence Summersā ouster is some sort of victory for ādiversity.ā Hereās Gregās take:
Summersā ouster is a victory for intellectual intolerance, not diversity. Are some arguments now forbidden on campus? And if Harvardās president canāt be provocative, who can?
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