>I disagree with almost everything Etchemendy states here. Do you? The central point is: >I have watched a growing intolerance . . . a kind of intellectual in

>I disagree with almost everything Etchemendy states here. Do you? The central point is: >I have watched a growing intolerance . . . a kind of intellectual intolerance, a political one-sidedness, that is the antithesis of what universities should stand for. It manifests itself in many ways: in the intellectual monocultures that have taken over certain disciplines; in the demands to disinvite speakers and outlaw groups whose views we find offensive; in constant calls for the university itself to take political stands. We decry certain news outlets as echo chambers, while we fail to notice the echo chamber we’ve built around ourselves. You may want to reread the article because it appears you're missing the point.