Commentary magazine was "cut off" because of its political views were deemed too conservative? This decision embodies the opposite of what our profession, and our country's bedrock principles, are supposed to stand for-- freedom of thought and freedom of ideas. It's the same thing one sees in so many university departments these days--the stiflinlg of the free exchange of ideas instead of the promotion of same. It seems to me that the majority of Jewish periodicals are left of center. Here I'd include fine publications like Moment Magazine, the Jerusalem Report, the Forward newspaper. If your library subscribes to any of those, you are already providing an "offset" to Commentary, which is also a quality publication that shouldn't be denied your patrons because someone took it upon himself or herself to decide how your members should think.
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