Against John Kasich's Platform

In light of former Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s recent visit to Amherst College, we wanted to take some time to discuss the implications of offering him a platform. It’s important to destabilize the premise that bringing Kasich to speak, even if one despises his politics, is useful and important to the extent that it exposes students to “new ideas.” First, these ideas are not new. Kasich’s politics are repackaged moderate conservatism — a neoliberalism we’ve been hearing for decades: lack of action