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> In my new book, “The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage,” I have a long chapter on the erosion of free speech and viewpoint diversity in highe
by bell-cot 2y ago
> In my new book, “The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage,” I have a long chapter on the erosion of free speech and viewpoint diversity in higher education.
> We previously discussed how surveys at universities show a virtual purging of conservative and Republican faculty members. For example, last year, the Harvard Crimson noted that the university had virtually eliminated Republicans from most departments but that the lack of diversity was not a problem.
And so on, seemingly 100% focused on "Campus vs. Conservatives" culture war stuff. Not a hint of the horrific decline in the affordability of higher education over the past half-century. Nor the transformation of basic, functional campuses into 5-star resorts. Nor the protection & pampering of habitual sexual predators on the university staff. Nor ...
I might agree with most of his talking points - but I'd neither buy his book, nor want anyone like him to hold power at a university.