On Ward "Dances with Idiots" Churchill

I agree with Eugene Volokh's argument here. While Ward Churchill, as Volokh argues, is certainly depraved, I don't think the University of Colorado should fire him for his vile, offensive speech. Let him stay on at the university, and let's hope his continued presence there will prompt some serious inquiry into this question: how do people like that become professors and the chairmen of their departments in the first place?

(I also agree with Professor Volokh that the question of whether Churchill lied about his ethnic background in order to get a job, or to be appointed Chair of his department, is another matter. If the allegation is true, it might very well justify his dismissal.)

Update: On the other hand . . .