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Fifteen-hundred dead because of what you did!” This and other jeers were thrown at Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas J. Feith ’75 as he spoke at an Institute of Politics (IOP) Forum on March 3. The contentious nature at the Forum was not at all surprising given that Feith was defending the war in Iraq, and he was undoubtedly prepared for this. But the heckling Feith received from some audience members went beyond asking tough questions and showed a complete lack of decorum. Such behavior is simply unacceptable...
...Forum is a chance for politicians or experts to express their opinions and then have their viewpoints questioned in a hard but polite manner. At the same time, the IOP needs to ensure that speakers are challenged during the question session—which some claim Feith was not—and it should tweak the question-and-answer format in order to achieve this goal...
...unique nor the most egregious example of poor behavior. Last year, Ralph Nader was unduly derided throughout a speech he gave at the Forum. This in no way excuses the actions of those who behaved abysmally when Feith spoke; rather, given the experience with Nader and previous speakers, the IOP should have been forewarned of what was coming. Furthermore, many students came away from Feith’s speech frustrated because they believed he had faced softball questions, and this certainly contributed to the unruly atmosphere at the Forum...
...content of “special lunches” such as this is off the record by IOP policy, in order to encourage attendance and participation both by featured political figures and students...
Members of the Harvard College Democrats, the Kennedy School of Government Democrats, and the IOP Student Advisory Committee were among those selected to participate in the event...