NO, VANDERBILT ISN’T GOVERNED BY “PRINCIPLED NEUTRALITY.” But expect “strange new respect” for UChicago’s Kalven Report, which says that the university should not be taking sides on controversial issues, in the wake of Hamas’ atrocities. Such a position makes it harder to cheaply virtue signal in a 2020 riots-type situation, but becomes extremely convenient when you have hired lots of people with views such as “those dead babies had it coming, amirite?” Williams College is already on board. More colleges should join in. Yes, they will be doing it for the worst possible reasons, but those who are powerful but unaccountable rarely do things for any other reason.