Jon’s right. It’s dumbfounding how many people think the First Amendment says something like, “Nobody may criticize anything that anyone else says..” The actual language, “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech….” does not mean anything of the kind. Since the school that employs Prof. Christensen is not a government institution, it could legally take action against her if it desired without violating the First Amendment.

The fact that the paper would allow such a sloppy work is distressing.