Emotional Comfort

I will be your knight in shining armor
Coming to your emotional rescue
--The Rolling Stones

It seems that actions are on the rise aimed at preventing speech or actions construed by some as unpleasant or offensive. In higher ed environments, for example, universities such as Cal Berkeley are seeking to curb so called 'microaggressions'--faculty practices that might be construed as offensive to students.

This is, of course, assault on free speech and is particularly alarming in institutions purportedly designed to encourage critical thought and free expression.

Just as people have no natural right to physical comfort at the expense of others, they have no right to emotional comfort at the expense of others either.