October 11, 2007

Beneficent Sanctuaries

My own think-tank slogan is: "No one knows when the Berlin Wall will come down." It is imperative to maintain intellectual sanctuaries in a world where Harvard University forbids the discussion of certain important issues and Columbia University welcomes the contributions of a master terrorist. Our sanctuaries have been instrumental to the expansion of human freedom in recent decades. We are laying the groundwork for further advances--as opportunities arise, as they surely will.

Christopher DeMuth, President of AEI, in a valedictory op-ed in today's WSJ (subscription only).

Posted by Gregory at October 11, 2007 10:47 PM
Comments

"Welcomes the contributions"?

Timothy Noah, by the way, has a good retrospective on Demuth's seedier activities at http://www.slate.com/id/2175768/ .

Posted by: Bruce Moomaw at October 12, 2007 03:25 AM | Permalink to this comment Permalink

How do people who consider Ahmadinejad a "master terrorist" who is unfit to be allowed to speak at American universities feel about Menachem Begin's treatment in America while he was Prime Minister of Israel?

Posted by: Tillman Fan at October 12, 2007 04:06 PM | Permalink to this comment Permalink

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