SUPER-SIZED PARADOX

Paradoxes never end.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered the commencement speech at the University of Michigan recently where he singled out the importance of having an open mind.

So when is the billionaire going to get one? How about starting with super-sized soft drinks and peoples' right to choose? That might be an interesting place for you to start, Mr. Former Mayor. He then went on to talk about micro spaces, those little dens popping up on college campuses now like wild spring flowers.

They are exclusionary, a lot like high, thick walls that separate countries many young college-aged youth so much loathe today. As we said: paradoxes never end. Mind are just find; it's yours that are screwed up.

The fact that some university boards and administrations now bow to pressure and shield students from these ideas through ‘safe spaces,’ ‘code words,’ and ‘trigger warnings’ is, in my view, a terrible mistake,” he said, to some applause.

But it was his point about the above issue, micro spaces, that bought out some boos. “The whole purpose of college is to learn how to deal with difficult situations — not run away from them. A micro aggression is exactly that: micro,” he said amid a chorus of boos.

According to reports, some of the students hurled epithets are the former mayor as he continued:

“One of the most dangerous places on a college campus is a safe space because it creates the false impression that we can insulate ourselves from those who hold different views,” he said. “In the global economy, and in a democratic society, an open mind is the most valuable asset you can possess.”

We wonder if the good former mayor shared that thinking with all the columnists and reporters who worked for his news organization and have spent that last few months ripping and ranting about and hurling nasty epithets at all those Trump supporters?

As we said, paradoxes never end. Mine are just fine; it's yours that are really all screwed up.