Professors are Terrorists

Michael Berube gave a talk recently that really captures the complexity of the controversies surrounding the Horowitz-inspired attack on academic freedom. If this debate has touched you at all, read it. Aside from being an astute guy, Berube is at Penn State, which resides in the first state to pass legislation regarding classroom activities. In the end, Berube notes, the problem isn't with an attack on ideology but rather the attack on ideological pluralism.

By the way, Berube appears with Sam Richards (Go Sam!) as Penn Staters who appear in Horowitz's list of America's 101 most dangerous professors, the subject of his new book. As we know, fascists of all stripes love making lists. And of course, for some, making the list has become somewhat of a badge of honor. Horowitz receives loads of solicitations from professors begging to be added. I would like to personally congratulate Dana Cloud, who, as far as I can tell, is the only rhetorician on the list. I may not agree with everything she says, but she must be doing something right.