Commentary
Remember way back when free speech was a principle that the U.S. educational system cared deeply about?
Me neither. It’s been so long.
Comedian Alex Stein and political commentator Gavin McInnes (also known for his role as co-founder of Vice magazine, as well as founder of the Proud Boys) recently had their speaking event at Penn State canceled.
The university released a statement that police determined the show could no longer go on “in the interest of campus safety.” Apparently, the use of pepper spray by one of the protestors further added to the heightening of tensions at the event. McInnes claims to have proof that it was a leftist provocateur trying to force the school to cancel the event (in which case, it worked). He and Stein were subsequently escorted out of the venue by police….