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...whom were affiliated with HSI. The Crimson Staff claimed to defend the freedom of speech of all opinions in an effort to “[enable] people to arrive at the correct understanding of the truth.” Yet, in reality, this defense is one-sided. Norman Finkelstein has an extensive history of remarks and writings that are disparagingly offensive to many. While Finkelstein’s comments are protected under the Staff’s imperative of promoting freedom of speech and “academic discourse,” protesters seeking true moderation and dialogue are condemned...
Furthermore, the editorial makes incorrect assumptions about the University’s authorization of the protest exercised at the Finkelstein event, comparing it to the unsanctioned and repulsive protest that took place at a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recruitment event last spring. Spontaneous vocal protests are in no way comparable to self-induced vomiting. The CIA disrupters completely shut down last year’s event, rendering recruiters unable to continue presenting employment opportunities to Harvard students seeking jobs; Finkelstein was able to continue his diatribe for nearly three full hours. During this time, HLS Dean of Students Ellen Cosgrove...
...shows that pediatricians are still prescribing antibiotics to patients who do not need them. “Approximately half of children who come to the doctor for sore throat get an antibiotic, and that is higher than we would expect need an antibiotic,” said Jonathan A. Finkelstein, associate professor of ambulatory care and prevention at HMS, who is the study’s senior author. He collaborated on the project with Jeffrey A. Linder, instructor in medicine, and David W. Bates, professor of medicine, both at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. According to Soheyla...
NORMAN G. FINKELSTEIN...
...academic institution. Besides promoting the right to free speech, an uninhibited debate also ensures that all ideas, however incendiary, can be voiced and judged in a true marketplace of ideas. Justice for Palestine, a student group at Harvard Law School (HLS), invited controversial DePaul University Professor Norman G. Finkelstein to speak at HLS last Thursday. Finkelstein, who in his latest book Beyond Chutzpah accused Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz of plagiarism in A Case for Israel, was clearly invited with the intention to spark debate. Although contentious, we disagree with HLS’ newspaper, The Record, that Justice...