Sunday, June 08, 2014
Condoleza Rice and Iraq War
If controversial individuals such as Condoleza Rice were simply invited to speak at commencements, much controversy could be avoided, at least in my mind. It is the bestowing of honorary doctorates, the highest honor a university can award, that bothers me. Let them talk, just don’t give them a degree for it.
Mr. Egan (Opinion, May 17) assumes that Dr. Rice, and others not allowed to speak, would have presented highly controversial, even life-changing ideas that would challenge graduates and generate debate. Well, to do that she would have to have presented a case defending her role in the Iraq war and torture of prisoners, highly unlikely speech topics. Anything else would be the same blather that most speakers offer.
Unpublished letter to NY Times
Mr. Egan (Opinion, May 17) assumes that Dr. Rice, and others not allowed to speak, would have presented highly controversial, even life-changing ideas that would challenge graduates and generate debate. Well, to do that she would have to have presented a case defending her role in the Iraq war and torture of prisoners, highly unlikely speech topics. Anything else would be the same blather that most speakers offer.
Unpublished letter to NY Times
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