Ghost Ship Trial Begins

This was written on the occasion of my daughter's admission to graduate school at a major state university. The terms 'liberal' and 'left' are not interchangeable. 'Liberal' is an old-school term denoting a school of thought on one end of the political spectrum, with 'conservative' on the other end. In this old framework, you could say what you thought and so could the other guy. You could disagree vehemently, but you could also "agree to disagree". The Left, however, does not tolerate disse...