Lens Of Liberty

On Halloween, thousands of college students attend costume parties, the bizarreattire being part of the fun. But this year they found the “PC police” in charge oncampuses across America. One university said it didn’t matter if students admiredPocahontas, or if Prince was their favorite singer – minority students were allowedto wear such costumes, but white students could not. Desperate to avoid offendinganyone, dozens of colleges posted such rules. One advises against “traditional headwear from other cultures,” while many others simply tell students not to wearcostumes representing a culture that is not their own. Well, that certainlyeliminates devils, witches, ghosts, and superheroes. Maybe we should lookthrough the lens of liberty, and realize that making everyone dress up asthemselves would be a mean trick, not a treat.