Earlier this week, sixteen faculty members from three of our most distinguished universities – Harvard, Princeton, and Yale – wrote an open letter to the Class of 2021.  The letter, short and to the point, advises freshmen to eschew "fashionable opinions" and to think for themselves.  Scrupulously devoid of falling on either side of the political divide that cleaves our country, the letter admonishes students: The love of truth and the desire to attain it should motivate you to think for yourself. The central point of a college education is to seek truth and to learn the skills and acquire the virtues necessary to be a lifelong truth-seeker. Open-mindedness, critical thinking, and debate are essential to discovering the truth. Moreover, they are our best antidotes to bigotry. Thoughtfully, the writers include a definition of "bigotry": Merriam-Webster's first definition of the word 'bigot' is a person 'who is...(Read Full Post)