Today’s NY Times has an article sort of commenting on Evan Coyne Maloney’s documentary Indoctrinate U.
Greg Lukianoff at FIRE has a nice analysis of some problems with the article here, explaining the facts of the Vassar situation that is the centerpiece of the article.
What struck me about the article, however, was the utter confusion by the reporter (Joseph Berger) about the central point of the article–the distinction between controversial ideas on one hand and abusive or derogatory language on the other.
Greg’s post summarizes the Vassar situation as follows:
Back in 2005, The Imperialist, a publication of Vassar