Morton Schapiro
Coverage of Morton Schapiro in the Nexus archive.
- JONATHAN TURLEY: Defending free speech means defending even this guy
The author defends free speech by supporting former Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro and former FBI Director James Comey, despite criticizing them in the past. Schapiro was removed as a commencement speaker at Georgetown Law School due to his pro-Israel views. The author argues that believing in free speech means defending it for all individuals, even those with opposing views.
- Georgetown Law students succeed in getting pro-Israel commencement speaker to drop out
Georgetown Law students succeeded in getting pro-Israel commencement speaker Morton Schapiro to drop out after facing backlash over his views on Israel. Schapiro was replaced by Georgetown law professor David Cole. The controversy surrounds Schapiro's criticism of universities and media for their handling of antisemitic protests.