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FIREon Bloomberg and Tufts in āThe Huffington Postā
Popular website āThe Huffington Postā has published to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg authored by FIREPresident Greg Lukianoff. Mayor Bloombergās recent at Tufts University praised Tufts for its supposed commitment to free speechāwhen, in fact, Tufts has recently punished the very students Bloomberg cites for publishing a parody of affirmative action policies and a satirical advertisement critical of Islam. In the letter, FIREinforms Bloomberg that āit appears you have been badly misled by the Tufts administration concerning the universityās respect for free speech in the incident you mentioned.ā
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