…has noticed the little bloom of protests taking place on college campuses around the U.S. and is concerned about what affect this may have on someone named Mr. Biden.
But as clashes on some campuses became increasingly destructive and arrests mounted across the country, Mr. Biden increased the distance between himself and some of the more radical activism on campuses. In remarks on Thursday, he struck a balance between defending free speech and describing what he saw as the limits of acceptable protest.
"Acceptable protest" is a provocative concept, to be sure. If the Times has assumed its readers will understand it, they have erred. But then I am only one.
Is an acceptable protest a protest at all?
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