Victor Davis Hanson remarks on the sudden explosion of high profile obtuseness in academia, with a focus on Columbia's welcome to Ahmadinejad.

My column today covers the many reasons why no one should provide a prestigious platform to a fanatic, but VDH sums it up nicely, writing: "This is not a matter of free speech but of common decency and the most elemental common sense."


Has even one Columbia Trustee spoken out on this?  Even one donor?  One faculty member?