Columbia University, part of the east coast Ivy League and ensconced in the heart of New York City believes, as a university of this stature would, in diversity and openness.  And choice.  And freedom of speech.  Under this expansive philosophy  Columbia welcomed  the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to speak several times.  Oh sure, some narrow minded people were upset that he advocates the elimination of Israel, denies the Holocaust, which killed 6 million Jews ever happened and hates the US. But freedom of speech and diversity trump all.  Well, not quite. Violating the holiness of political correctness is not condoned. Some people actually booed Ahmadinejad when he claimed Iran has no homosexuals.    And violating the holiness of political correctness is probably why, in spite of Columbia's professed devotion to diversity, ROTC (Reserve officers Training Corps) is not available there even though some...(Read Full Post)