Amelia Meyer’s column (“A Poor Choice,” 3/17/09) criticized the University’s selection of Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III as commencement speaker. Apparently he’s too conservative for her and many of her classmates.
In her words, “Graduation is should . . . not be about political ideology.” By objecting to Wilkinson’s selection because some or many of his views clash with hers, isn’t she committing the very sin she condemns?
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