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The NYTimes recently had a panel of pundits wax philosophical over China’s universities’ prickliness concerning Uighers and Tibetans.

I’m surprised that no parallel was drawn between Xinjiang University’s squelching of dissent concerning Uigher territory with Columbia University’s squelching of dissent concerning Palestine.

We have our taboos, too.

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To quote H. L. Mencken, "The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office."

The same can be said for all privileged positions.

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