One more for the "George Orwell was an optimist" file

Do you recall in the debate over the University of Notre Dame's decision to present an honorary doctorate to President Obama that many of the defenders of that decision argued that universities are places for the frank exchange of ideas, places where differences can be expressed, explored and discussed?
Well, maybe not so much. Witness the University of Illinois' decision to fire adjunct professor Ken Howell for teaching the Catholic Church's position on homosexuality in a course on modern Catholic thought. The rationale -- this was hate speech.
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