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After all, the relative truth of creationist and evolutionary theory is not susceptible to a vote. Nor are the psychological mechanisms of childhood learning. To consign the academic fate of America's children to anything less than astute professionals is to invite mediocrity. The American educational system has problems far...
The issue is not whether Powell has the right to support the ban on homosexuals in the military. He does. Nor is the issue whether the University had the right to invite him to speak here. It did. But the issue is whether Harvard should have selected a speaker whose...
Of course Harvard has no obligation--moral or otherwise--to invite a speaker whose views are consistent with University policy. Additionally, it is probably impossible to find a speaker whose opinions do not offend some part of the Harvard community. Legitimate differences in opinion should not prevent a person from...
Nor do I mean to suggest that by shirking that obligation, Powell forfeits his right to speak and be heard. This is not a free speech issue. Powell's right to speak at Harvard is undeniable. But that does not mean the University is obligated to invite him.
By selecting Powell as Commencement speaker, the University necessarily rejected other candidates. No one would argue that Harvard is violating those candidates' right to free speech. Nor would it have been an act of censorship if the University had decided not to invite Powell.