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Having taught at the University of California, Berkeley many years ago, I know exactly where last Tuesdays riots occurred, as I crossed Sproul Plaza regularly (Trump floats cutting off federal funds after Berkeley riots, Web, Feb. 2). Further, as a very, very old-fashioned liberal, I believe that the true heart of a high-quality liberal arts education is exposure to and engagement with a wide variety of ideas covering all points of view. <\/p>\n
While it is laughable to imagine Governor Moonbeam cutting state funds over the denial of free speech to anyone to the right of over-the-edge left, any other old-fashioned liberals out there ought to support the threat of the cutting of federal funds for the denial of free speech as a matter of principle. Remember Skokie and the also-very-old fashioned American Civil Liberties Union. <\/p>\n
GORDON E. FINLEY <\/p>\n
Professor of psychology emeritus <\/p>\n
Florida International University <\/p>\n
Miami <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Free speech for all, not just some - Washington Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ANALYSIS\/OPINION: Having taught at the University of California, Berkeley many years ago, I know exactly where last Tuesdays riots occurred, as I crossed Sproul Plaza regularly (Trump floats cutting off federal funds after Berkeley riots, Web, Feb. 2). Further, as a very, very old-fashioned liberal, I believe that the true heart of a high-quality liberal arts education is exposure to and engagement with a wide variety of ideas covering all points of view Continue reading