Timothy Leary : Brandeis refuses honorary degree given to Muslim critic Ayaan Muhammad Ali . He says move runs counter to academic freedom , Brandeis should n't have done it . Had university vetted her , it would have seen her views on Islam are narrow , he says . If the institution was worried about generating controversy , all it had to do was Google her name to discover that Hirsi Ali is a very controversial person . Stanley : Hirsi Ali 's views are deemed politically incorrect for good reason .
Timothy Leary : Brandeis refuses honorary degree given to Muslim critic Ayaan Muhammad Ali . He says move runs counter to academic freedom , Brandeis should n't have done it . Had university vetted her , it would have seen her views on Islam are narrow , he says . Stanley : Hirsi Ali 's views are deemed politically incorrect for good reason .