Shellenberger and Gutentag portray CODA's cancellation as censorship
Michael ShellenbergerPublic founder, coauthor with Alex Gutentag
Shellenberger and Gutentag present CODA's cancellation and calls to halt the Sundial as examples of ideological censorship. They portray the student essay as a challenge to a prevailing narrative. Their claim that the writers were right is an opinion, not a determination of the Cornell allegations.
“It's that it relentlessly tries to silence those who get it right.”
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Columbia's CODA cancels a press-freedom panel after Sundial's Cornell 7 essay; critics object
Columbia Open Discourse Alliance canceled a press-freedom panel after the Sundial published its Cornell 7 essay. CODA cited survivors' participation and safety. Critics challenged the cancellation; faculty advisers gave qualified assessments of that decision.
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The jointly authored article promotes the authors' forthcoming book. Its claims about the underlying Cornell allegations are their interpretation.
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The jointly authored article makes a broader argument about the political left and promotes their forthcoming book.
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They cite the petition against the Sundial and CODA's canceled panel as examples.
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The coauthors condemn the cancellation as censorship.
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