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Well, by all means, cater to their sensitive feelings. (opens in new tab)

"N.Y.U. Students Object to Speaker Who Calls Their Generation Coddled."That's a NYT headline, and of course, I suspect it of being intended to provoke the kind of sarcasm I put up there in the post title.The person the students "object to" is Jonathan Haidt, who's been selected as the speaker at their graduation. As the NYT puts it: "the choice reflects a dismissal of their values at a moment they should cherish." He's getting the platform of their graduation ceremony.In his breakout book, “T...

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