April 2019
The Pros and Cons of Tolerance
That famous bastion of intellectual freedom and tolerance, Universities, have lately been accused of hypocrisy: tolerant only of those ideas believed by the majority and unwilling to give ear to opposing views. The terminology covering this has given rise to a new term: political correctness. Only certain ideas are correct and all others are false.
Voltaire is attributed to have said: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." To more...