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Much has been made about allowing the president of Iran to speak at Columbia University. Since we have free speech in this country, I feel that he had the right to speak, no matter how depraved or evil it was. Columbia, as the host, also had the responsibility to not let his ravings go unchallenged. Columbia's president did a fair, not great, job at that.

Where Columbia has fallen down is allowing both sides to speak. They have no problem allowing a hate monger like Iran's president speak, but they refuse to allow a representative of the Minute Men to discuss illegal immigration. They refuse to allow ROTC on their campus. What is this supposed to lead people to believe?

One conclusion is that Columbia supports the terrorist policies of Iran. Despite the fact that they execute homosexuals and repress women regularly, it was still fine that their president spoke. If that's not true then why are opposing viewpoints from the right not allowed?