> <i>a professor of philosophy at Northern Michigan University, read what he said was easily “the best paper in the class.” It explored the morality of burqa bans with clean paragraphs, fitting examples and rigorous arguments.<p>A red flag instantly went up.</i><p>What a sad state of affairs that a red flag went up because it was a great essay. If it had been a red flag went up because it stood out from the student's prior work, that would be less unfortunate. But this framing doesn't indicate that at all.