When faced with a choice to take the high road, or cheer on the mob, Ms. Wente never fails to take the low road. A more thoughtful and positive commentator would have done some research, and found that it's not a black and white situation, and that there are ways to be informed and wise on subjects like this.

But not Ms. Wente.

Yale University was confronted with the issue of Calhoun Hall, funded by a white supremacist from the past. Instead of a knee-jerk reaction of 'no...this is history' or 'yes...this guy was racist' it turned to a thoughtful historian to figure out when and why some monuments were worth staying up, and others not. 

Essentially, it uses the same approach that the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada currently uses to assess the merit of commemorating someone today.

http://president.yale.edu/speeches-writings/statements/decision-name-calhoun-college

Ms. Wente. You could have chosen to be wise and positive. Or to whine and gripe.

You chose the latter.