Blog & Mablog Who Frogmarches Whom?
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Oct 29, 2025 Dive into the heated debates around campus speech and political violence. Explore the fallout from Nick Solheim's controversial address and the role of conservative gatekeeping. Discover the delicate balance between necessary boundaries and potential misuse of power. Examine editorial choices versus free speech and the complex dynamics of platform responsibility. With real-life implications highlighted by the Oxford Union incident, this discussion prompts reflection on who really controls the narrative in today’s society.
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Nick Solheim And Chapter Expulsion
- Doug Wilson recounts Nick Solheim's speech to the Boston College Republicans and the chapter's subsequent denunciation.
- The National College Republicans then expelled the chapter, illustrating internal conservative conflicts over platforming.
Harvard Salient Shutdown
- Doug Wilson describes Harvard's conservative magazine The Salient publishing a piece echoing Hitler's phrasing and the board shutting it down.
- He frames the shutdown as gatekeeping driven by fear of progressive scrutiny rather than internal correction.
Gatekeeping Is Structurally Necessary
- Doug Wilson argues gatekeeping is unavoidable and necessary for any functioning society or organization.
- He asserts that without gates and discipline, social order and institutions collapse.