Commentary magazine was "cut off" because of its political views were
deemed too conservative?
This decision embodies the opposite of what our profession, and
our country's bedrock principles, are supposed to stand for-- freedom
of thought and freedom of ideas. It's the same thing one sees in so
many university departments these days--the stiflinlg of the free
exchange of ideas instead of the promotion of same.
It seems to me that the majority of Jewish periodicals are left of
center. Here I'd include fine publications like Moment Magazine, the
Jerusalem Report, the Forward newspaper. If your library subscribes
to any of those, you are already providing an "offset" to Commentary,
which is also a quality publication that shouldn't be denied your
patrons because someone took it upon himself or herself to decide how
your members should think.
Andrea Rapp
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