Commentary
“Retain the power of speech no matter what other power you may lose ... Do what you will, but speak out always. Be shunned, be hated, be ridiculed, be scared, be in doubt, but don’t be gagged. The time of trial is always. Now is the appointed time.”—John Jay Chapman, 1900Recently, the course outline of an Iowa State University English professor was leaked to the media and caused an uproar. In the outline for a writing course, English 250, the instructor warned students not to disagree with certain progressive subjects, including Black Lives Matter.
The particular instructor, Chloe Clark, states in what she dubbed a GIANT WARNING that “any instances of othering that you participate in intentionally ... are grounds for dismissal from the classroom,” and that “You cannot choose any topic that takes at its base that one side doesn’t deserve the same basic human rights as you do (i.e. no arguments against gay marriage, abortion, Black Lives Matter, etc.).
