Alex Epstein Visits Vassar: Some Students Learn, Others Disrupt
By Robert Begley
"Fossil Fuels Improve the Planet," Alex Epstein argued in a March 29 talk (which I attended) at Vassar College.
The event almost didn’t take place. Student members of the group 350.org—which opposes the development of fossil fuels—petitioned to have the talk canceled. When that didn’t work, some set out to sabotage it.
Half an hour into Epstein’s speech, …
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