Harvard University was right to rescind its acceptance of Kyle Kashuv after discovering a series of racist comments he made. Reaction to the case has split along predictable political lines, but Harvard's decision is reasonable in light of all the evidence.
Share to twitterKyle Kashuv, survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, had his admission to Harvard rescinded after his racist and anti-Semitic comments came to light.
Kashuv’s views made him a darling of conservative pundits, and he later became an outreach director for Turning Point USA, an archconservative group founded by Charlie Kirk. Although Kashuv attempted to delete the document, it was too late. He posted a Twitter explanation for what he called “callous comments I made a few years ago,” claiming “we were 16-year olds making idiotic comments, using callous and inflammatory language in an effort to be as extreme and shocking as possible. I’m embarrassed by it, but I want to be clear that the comments I made are not indicative of who I am or who I’ve become in the years since.
Primary justification for conservatives’ outrage at Harvard appear to be that Kashuv was only 16 when he stated his racist views, that he subsequently apologized, and that Harvard missed a chance to help the moral and intellectual development of a student through whatFirst, as a private university, Harvard has every right to decide which students will be admitted, a privilege of private institutions that conservatives usually defend. The idea that Mr.
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