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The āNew York Postā on NYUās Shame
A New York Post editorial from Sunday condemned New York University for its decision to āknuckle underā to the hecklerās veto by ordering that the Danish Mohammed cartoons not be shown at a public panel discussion about the cartoons. The Post approvingly quotes Ā鶹“«Ć½IOS, which called NYUās decision āboth chilling and absurd. The fact that expression might provoke a strong reaction is a reason to protect itānot an excuse to punish it.ā
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