There have been some on-going discussions at UCSC regarding the limits of public debate at public universities when it comes to policies of the Israel government. I say “some”, because I hope there will be more, thoughtful and respectful. I should say in the same breath that I hope there would be more thoughtful and respectful discussions of the policies of many other governments, including of those entities whose evil ways we are so accustomed to naturalize that we don’t even begin to ask questions. In this case, one particular question is the nature of public support for discussions of such topics at UCSC. Should public money go evenly to all positions, no matter how rational or irrational, despicable or elevating, antisemitic or philosemitic, leftist or right-wing they are perceived to be by some, and no matter what “some” means, i.e. the number of people affected by, or interested in, one or the other sides of the matter? Or should public money go to none? This [article](http://www.forward.com/articles/137927/) in the *Forward* is useful because it presents the recent issue with some clarity, while giving perspective.