Harper’s Letter: Artists and Writers Warn of an ‘Intolerant Climate.’ – The New York Times

The debate over diversity, free expression and the limits of acceptable opinion is a long-burning one. But the letter, which was spearheaded by the writer Thomas Chatterton Williams, began taking shape about a month ago, as part of a long-running conversation about these issues with a small group of writers including the historian David Greenberg, the writer Mark Lilla and the journalists Robert Worth and George Packer.

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Most of these people became famous writing things longer than tweets or by playing music. Therefore it won’t make much difference. But it’s a nice thought.