Who Is to Declare that the Minority Do Not Deserve to Determine the Schools' History?
Mailer's ~750-word answer to the question 'When, If Ever, Do You Call in the Cops?', one of several responses solicited after campus uprisings.
In approximately 750 words, Mailer answers the question “When, If Ever, Do You Call in the Cops?” — asked of several scholars, social critics, and students in the wake of campus uprisings. Other respondents include Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Christopher Lasch, Herbert Marcuse, David Riesman, and Charles V. Hamilton.