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Re: U. of Michigan pressured to halt publication of Joel Kovel book

Michael Perelman writes:

> >> Do you really believe that people should withhold funds because one
> >> person in a major university opposes the policy of a government?
>
> I think they have the absolute "right" to do so.  Whether they ought to do so is a different question.

>> Do you just mean that it is legal?

I would go farther.  I would say that I think it "ought" to be legal.  I prefer and value a society where I could be fired or boycotted for being a conservative and I would have no legal redress.

David Shemano
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