Colorado U. Chancellor Advises Firing Author of Sept. 11 Essay

The interim chancellor at the University of Colorado said on Monday that Prof. Ward L. Churchill, whose comments about the victims of Sept. 11 prompted a national debate about the limits of free speech, should be fired for academic misconduct. Professor Churchill, 58, was immediately relieved.

This is troubling. Not because I agree with this guy's theory about 9-11, but the fact that our Professors and Teachers can be fired for having an opinion they speak freely about that goes against the current politicians in power.


That begins tyranny. The message it sends is if you value your job do not speak out against the government. That is not democracy. That is not freedom of speech.

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