Michael S. Roth, the president of Wesleyan University, is the author of The Student: A Short History and Safe Enough Spaces A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech and Political Correctness on College Campuses.
Michael S. Roth
By Michael S. Roth
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Democracy, like the Haggadah’s account of the Jews’ escape from slavery, requires continuous participation
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