<p>Patuxent: you misunderstand the student’s question. She was asking (I was there) precisely the question I think you would have liked her to ask: i.e., she was calling Kushner on his use of the term “stupid” to describe Republicans. She was urging him <em>not</em> to dehumanize them.</p>
<p>Yes, the administration invites provocative speakers, including Kushner, who is arguably the most important American playwright of the last 25 years. The administration also invites conservative speakers who are also provocative. Do you not think that’s precisely how a liberal arts education ought to work?</p>
<p>PS. You should know better than to believe everything you read in the papers.</p>