Item: D’Souza offered valid points on American racism/Chris Johnson, WSU Evergreen; and: D'Souza speech destroyed opportunity for dialogue/Elaine Wood, WSU Evergreen

Director Edward P. Weber/Foley Institute: As Director of the Foley Institute, and as a scientist and teacher who embraces the marketplace of ideas, I am saddened by those who choose to characterize D’Souza’s ideas as polarizing and those who challenge the very right of D’Souza to share his conservative views on race with WSU. One thing I am certain of is the Foley Institute did WSU and the state of Washington a great service by enlivening the debate over race precisely because it directly challenged and broke the monopolistic hold at WSU of a singular, politically correct view on the race issue. This should be our mission in higher education, because great universities thrive and embrace, rather than shrink from the marketplace of ideas. Nor do they allow offended parties to dictate the substance of dialogue. More here

Question: What do you think of this flap at WSU over the appearance of guest speaker Dinesh D'Souza on campus?

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