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Shouting ‘F.I.R.E.’ in a Crowded University

The invaluable Mallard Fillmore, by Bruce Tinsley, features FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus in today’s strip. My favorite line: “The book is free to students, and I guarantee that nothing makes autocratic administrators run...like shouting ‘F.I.R.E.’ in a crowded university.”
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