As students living in the United States, we condemn in the strongest possible terms the recent escalation in US military aggression across the Middle East and the rest of the world. In a similar spirit of willful blindness, Media Matters describes Derrick Bell as a respected academic” and an influential figure in the Civil Rights movement” This portrayal is reminiscent of Barack Obama’s pathetic characterization, a few years back, of Bill Ayers as just a guy who lives in my neighborhood.” But just as the reality of Bill Ayers was far more interesting than Obama indicated at that time, the truth about Derrick Bell is likewise far more compelling than the pablum the left has provided in the wake of this latest video.
Aside from one cursory exchange on Friday, the police have not approached Reclaim Harvard Law for any information or evidence. It’s unfortunate that the climate at Harvard Law School is so hostile to dissenting views that students feel they have to remain anonymous to support academic freedom.
We challenge Harvard Law School to be not merely a school of law, but also a school of justice. On November 19, 2008, Elena Kagan presented the Harvard Law School …