THIS IS WEIRD: The Chronicle of Higher Education describes F.I.R.E. as “a group that views itself as a defender of campus free speech.”

Well, I’m sure that F.I.R.E. does view itself as a defender of campus free speech since, you know, F.I.R.E. is a defender of campus free speech. But why would the Chronicle choose such an odd formulation? Would they describe the ACLU as a group that views itself as a defender of civil liberties? By saying that F.I.R.E. “views itself” as a defender of campus free speech, this seems like an implication that others might view it differently. But who would that be? And what other view could they possibly have? An editor should have caught this.