Speaking Truth to Power, If You’ve Got Some Truth

The blog Instapundit notes a report of moderation at the Modern Language Association. Well, moderate moderation, anyway. In its general meeting this year, the MLA managed to turn back proposals to condemn American universities for failing to support anti-Israeli activists.

More, the MLA rejected a strong condemnation of the University of Colorado for i ts firing of the activist professor Ward Churchill . The best line: “‘I support speaking truth to power,’ said [Charles] Rzepka [of Boston University], but that requires truth.”

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