Georgetown's Ludicrous Double-Standard for Ilya Shapiro

The problem with cancel culture in higher education is not only that it stifles free inquiry and honest debate, but that it frequently targets scholars on the right when those on the left get a pass for similar conduct. Consider the case of legal scholar Ilya Shapiro, now Georgetown University’s executive director for the Center for the Constitution.

Last Wednesday, Shapiro took to Twitter to assess the field of possible nominees for the Supreme Court following the announcement that Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring. Shapiro sparked a culture clash when he wrote, “Objectively best pick for Biden is Sri Srinivasan, who is [a] solid prog[ressive] & v[ery] smart.” Shapiro added, Srinivsan “even has [the] identity politics benefit of being [the] first Asian (Indian) American. But alas [that] doesn’t fit into [the] latest intersectionality hierarchy so we’ll get [a] lesser black woman.”