March 24, 2017
Subdued Reception for Controversial Scholar Shows Just How Fluky Free-Speech Flashpoints Can Be
Charles Murray, the controversial political scientist whose presence inflamed Middlebury College earlier this month, seems aware both of his reputation as a firebrand and his likelihood to disappoint on that front.
His roughly 90-minute speech touched on class divisions and his argument that much of America was living in a bubble. A few protesters greeted Mr. Murray at the university, but he spoke without disruption — just as he did on Tuesday at Duke University, his first campus stop since Middlebury.
His roughly 90-minute speech touched on class divisions and his argument that much of America was living in a bubble. A few protesters greeted Mr. Murray at the university, but he spoke without disruption — just as he did on Tuesday at Duke University, his first campus stop since Middlebury.