No more softballs for strongmen
Ahead of Governor Ron DeSantis' visit to campus, it is necessary to ask tough questions to public officials invited to Stanford.
What's so important to our country is to find our disagreements respectfully, because when people stop talking, that's when you get violence.
College campuses are a space for challenging discussions, and to have respectful disagreements, we must ask about controversial topics and interrogate values.
- When national conservative leaders like Trump's Secretary of the Interior visit campus, they should face tough questions and difficult conversations.
- However, this was not the case when Doug Burgum, a man lauded by Charlie Kirk, visited campus recently.
Public officials visit campus not just as academics or social commentators, but as leaders, and should be treated as such.
Author's summary: Ask tough questions to public officials on campus.
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