Columbia Students Represent Worst of American Left

Columbia graduate Ross Kaminsky reports on the legacy of Columbia's hatred of free speech:

Around 1960, Ayn Rand was invited to speak at Columbia. My father went to hear her. She was shouted down and, unable to address the crowd, left the podium after properly scolding the students for their bad manners. The protesters spent much of their time railing against the evils of capitalism and liberty.

In about 1985, there were protests and scuffles as students barricaded Hamilton Hall to demand the University divest itself of investments in companies which did business in South Africa. The protesters spent much of their time railing against the evils of capitalism and liberty, with somewhat more physical violence than had been seen 25 years earlier.

And now, 20 years after those protests, I see Columbia students act aggressively, irresponsibly, and disgustingly, trying to silence another invited speaker.

Those who don't believe in the free market of goods and services can't possibly believe in the free market for speech.No wonder why they want your tax dollars:theft through Congressional appropriations isn't marketlike behavior.