Terry Tempest Williams recently wrote a book entitled, “The Open Space of Democracy.” The book touches on the recent election and things of a political nature in general.
She was scheduled to speak at a college [and, I use this term loosely] in Florida prior to the elections, but was told that she wouldn’t be allowed to because they feared her speech to be “too political.” Funny, right? Especially considering Dick Cheney spoke at the same school one week prior to the November election.
Apparently, the school offered her $5000 for her troubles, but she refused it and told them to use it to create a forum for Freedom of Speech on campus.
What’s next for our institutions of higher education? ‘No learning?’
Think about this for a second… It’s scary, no?
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