Free speech is not synonymous with anonymity. This paper does not allow anonymous columns. Surely, HLS's competitive atmosphere and all, can be held to the same standard. If under-graduates can speak their minds under their own by-lines, law students can do the same. These people will have to do so once they graduate when they end up in an environment just as competitive as that of HLS. However much we disagree with anonymity, we are in favor of free speech, which can be achieved with a by-line as well.
"Piercing critques" could be achieved in signed pieces just as they are on this page. If one has an unpopular opinion, one must have the courage of one's convictions and not hide behind the curtain of anonymity. Fenno's most recent column illustrates the danger of anonymity--the sprouting of cowardly hate.
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