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Federal Judge James Ho, who sits on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, was scheduled to speak at Georgetown Law School on Tuesday about originalism, a topic in constitutional legal theory.
Instead, he dedicated his speech to Ilya Shapiro, a conservative legal scholar who became a target of cancel culture last month.
What is the background?
Ilya Shapiro was slated to join the faculty of Georgetown Law School as a senior lecturer and as executive director of the law school's Center for the Constitution on Feb. 1. But that all changed after he condemned President Joe Biden's promise to seemingly nominate only a black woman to replace Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court.
"Objectively best pick for Biden is Sri Srinivasan, who is solid prog & v smart," Shapiro tweeted, referring to the Chief United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. "Even has identity politics benefit of being first Asian (Indian) American. But alas doesn't fit into latest intersectionality hierarchy so we'll get lesser black woman. Thank heaven for small favors."
"Because Biden said he's only consider black women for SCOTUS, his nominee will always have an asterisk attached. Fitting that the Court takes up affirmative action next term," he said in a follow-up tweet.
The remarks triggered intense backlash that was led by Slate writer Mark Joseph Stern. Students at Georgetown Law School even demanded "reparations" and a place to "cry" because of Shapiro's tweets.
Despite apologizing for his "poor choice of words, which undermined my message that nobody should be discriminated against for his or her skin color," Georgetown placed Shapiro on administrative leave. Afterward, Shapiro expressed hope that, pending the school's investigation, he would be "vindicated."
What did Ho say?
Speaking to the Georgetown Federalist Society Chapter, Ho acknowledged that he was scheduled to speak about originalism, but decided to use his time for another important issue.
"I’m going to spend my time today talking about Ilya Shapiro," Ho told students.
According to National Review, Ho discussed three important issues related to the Shapiro controversy: ancel culture, freedom of speech, and the substance of Shapiro's criticism.
- Cancel culture: Ho said that "cancel culture is not just antithetical to our constitutional culture and our American culture," but it is "completely antithetical to the very legal system that each of you seeks to join."
- Freedom of speech: According to Reason, Ho said, "If you disagree with Ilya Shapiro — if you think his understanding of the law is absurd — if you think his vision for our country is awful — here's what I say: Bring him onto campus — and beat him!" He also described freedom of speech as "the foundation of our entire adversarial system of justice." Ho told students, "You must understand your opponent’s views in order to fully understand, and thus powerfully defend, your own views."
- Discrimination: Describing equal opportunity as a tenet behind "why America truly is the greatest nation on earth," Ho said, "So make no mistake: If there is any racial discrimination in statements like [Shapiro's], it's not coming from the speaker—it's coming from the policy that the speaker is criticizing. That's the unfortunate irony in this whole discussion. If you asked Ilya, I am sure he would say that he's the one standing up for racial equality, and that his opponents are the ones who are supporting racial discrimination. You don't have to agree with him — but it's obvious that's where he's coming from. And yet I don't hear Ilya trying to punish others for taking a different view on racial equality."
Remarkably, Ho ended his speech by saying that if Shapiro should be canceled, then he should be, too.
"Ilya has said that he should have chosen different words. That ought to be enough," Ho said, Reason reported. "I stand with Ilya on the paramount importance of color-blindness. And that same principle should apply whether we're talking about getting into college, getting your first job, or receiving an appointment to the highest court in the land. Racism is a scourge that America has not yet fully extinguished—and the first step in fighting racial discrimination is to stop practicing it."
"That's all Ilya is trying to say. That's all he has ever tried to say," Ho added. "And so, if Ilya Shapiro is deserving of cancellation, then you should go ahead and cancel me too."
VIDEO: College students are asked to sign petition to 'unrecognize Memorial Day' as it 'celebrates American imperialism.' It's like handing out free candy.
Campus Reform's video reporter Addison Smith journeyed to Georgetown University as Memorial Day approached to see if students there were interested in signing a petition to "unrecognize Memorial Day as a federal holiday" since it "celebrates American imperialism."
The petition, of course, was fake. But the students' responses were all too real, unfortunately.
What did the students have to say?
The outlet said the petition amassed 50 signatures and that students bought in to the premise with "enthusiasm." One actually condemned Memorial Day as a "celebration of U.S. imperialism and colonialism" before even having seen the petition.
"I don't think Memorial Day should be a thing that we celebrate, personally," he said.
And how did it all start for him? As you might guess, it was a college thing.
"I mean, like, I didn't really think I've been this way until I got to college, and like, I took women's and gender studies classes, and that put me on this path where I'm like, 'Yeah, like, f*** the U.S.,'" he said.
The student added that the aforementioned classes gave him a "language" as he was learning that "everything is connected, and like, for me, like, I was on this, like, spirituality-type journey where I was like, 'Oh, we're all one' or whatever, and, like, what I was learning in social justice, like, was the material analysis I needed to practice what I feel, like, exists on the spiritual plane in real, everyday life." Or something.
Another student when asked if the U.S. should celebrate Memorial Day said "absolutely not."
She added that "it represents a lot of negative aspects of America and highlights something that people shouldn't necessarily be proud of. If we're going to honor and celebrate the dead, I think it should be those that lost their lives to, you know, genocide in America." OK.
To top it off, one woman said she wasn't willing to sign the petition because Memorial Day is "one of the bank holidays, and I work at a bank," after which she and another woman broke out in laughter.
She then added that the U.S. "should probably rebrand Memorial Day as something else; let's celebrate something worthwhile instead of imperialism."
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Levin: Foreign regimes have been pumping money into American universities for decades
Authoritarian countries like Qatar, China, and Russia have been pumping billions of dollars into American colleges and universities since 2001 — and the mainstream media has remained silent.
“It’s been going on for decades, right under our noses,” Mark Levin says, adding, “the ruling class in America has failed us, so horrendously.”
According to a December 19 report from OffThePress.com, “Foreign nations have donated $43 billion to American universities since 1990.”
Elite universities have “massively underreported” the funding.
Why fund American universities as a foreign country?
“They’re buying minds, hearts, and souls,” Levin explains, and it shows.
According to a recent study, higher levels of campus anti-Semitism and a decline in free speech norms are associated with the underreported funding. The increase in anti-Semitism across universities has hit an astounding 300%.
This increase has been “linked to $13 billion in undisclosed foreign funds from 2014 to 2019” by “governments in the Middle East, China, and Russia.”
Harvard, Yale, and Georgetown were among the top recipients.
These foreign countries are using this funding “to promote terrorism, to buy the minds of our people in our own schools and to buy politicians in this country,” Levin says.
Despite the clear money trail and influence on American students, the mainstream media seems unbothered.
“Isn’t this breaking news? That academia has been bought and paid for by communist, fascistic, Islamist regimes by monarchies? Isn’t that important to know?” Levin asks, adding, “these colleges and universities have become Stalinist-like rat nests.”
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