Bill Ackman vows plagiarism checks on MIT president and faculty after wife pulled into fray: 'We will share our findings

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46. It's a target rich environment, for sure.

The Republicans have their agenda and it rarely overlaps with truth or justice.

I can think of some very egregious things that have happened lately on other campuses but dragging their presidents in front of Congress wouldn't have had the same impact. Partly because some of those presidents were already in the process of being forced out for other reasons. I think the job of college president is nearly impossible at this point.

Maybe one silver lining that might come of this is that college presidents will feel empowered to crack down on "free speech" that is openly vile, but I'm not sure that's an ideal outcome, long term. I'm old enough to remember when communists weren't allowed to speak on college campuses. But maybe it's gone too far the other way, finally. Maybe someone has to stand up for decency, at long last.