Listen back: Gript Editor John McGuirk debates academic and activist Ebun Joseph on Newstalk breakfast on the subject of whether historic names of buildings are racist. More on: https://www.newstalk.com/news/trinity-college-may-rename-library-named-after-slave-owning-philosopher-1406168
It was once understood that the purpose of college, among other things, was to expose an individual to the wonderful world of academia, a place with a wide variety of beliefs and opinions. The pursuit of knowledge was best facilitated by differing viewpoints, and politics were either irrelevant to the discussion or a cause for […]