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I don’t have any profound wisdom to offer, or a bumper sticker resolution about trying to “figure this shit out together, man.” But I would like to reflect — for me.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, or SPLC, sent writer Ryan Lenz to the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Union on Tuesday to speak on the “alt-right” movement.

It’s safe to say Berkeley barely survived this past weekend. What was originally a scheduled opportunity for “alt-right” groups to spew hate and harassment became a symphonic outcry of liberal resistance dominating the pianissimo turnout of the “alt-right.” Yet the grand demonstration of “Berkeley Stands United Against Hate” was undermined by Antifa’s violent, discordant contribution to the progressive cause.

"The political theater of Berkeley is playing on the larger stage of America, where Antifa’s militant posturing and self-indulgent violence does grave damage."

Napolitano reaffirmed her commitment to free speech while criticizing white supremacy and immigration restrictions in a keynote speech Thursday.