MIT cancels speech by University of Chicago professor following backlash

Is debating the morality of weighting college entrance exams by ethnicity really that controversial? This is almost unbelievable to me.

it is to a very small group of people who somehow have the attention of the national media. it's unclear why their viewpoint is being amplified.

This is the professor's response to the incident, https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/mit-abandons-its-mission-an.... It was posted here previously, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28757882, but was flagged afterwards.

This truly sounds like something from a dystopian sci-fi novel.