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As I watched the antics of the hooded "Antifa" mobs at Berkeley and other large universities last year, I thought that I'd missed something in my many years as a college professor.
As I watched the antics of the hooded "Antifa" mobs at Berkeley and other large universities last year, I thought that I'd missed something in my many years as a college professor.
 
Winston Churchill famously quipped that democracy is the worst of governmental systems-except for all the others that have been tried. I'm inclined to think much the same can be said about the "publish or perish" system for choosing college faculty.
Winston Churchill famously quipped that democracy is the worst of governmental systems-except for all the others that have been tried. I'm inclined to think much the same can be said about the "publish or perish" system for choosing college faculty.
 
Paul Gottfried's recent Pope Center essay The Academy Now and Then raises important issues regarding whether today's campus permits the expression of unpopular ideas. He argues that campus life was far more open when he began his academic career in the 1960s than it is in today's PC-dominated world.
Paul Gottfried's recent Pope Center essay The Academy Now and Then raises important issues regarding whether today's campus permits the expression of unpopular ideas. He argues that campus life was far more open when he began his academic career in the 1960s than it is in today's PC-dominated world.
 
A widely held view in the national press and certainly among academics is that we've come a long way in overcoming prejudice. Presumably we're now more open to a wider variety of opinions than ever before.
A widely held view in the national press and certainly among academics is that we've come a long way in overcoming prejudice. Presumably we're now more open to a wider variety of opinions than ever before.
 
Tenure-track faculty openings attract scores of applicants. Sometimes the decision makers look for the most competent individuals. Often, however, colleges "recruit" faculty members on the basis of ideological considerations that have nothing to do with true professional standards.
Tenure-track faculty openings attract scores of applicants. Sometimes the decision makers look for the most competent individuals. Often, however, colleges "recruit" faculty members on the basis of ideological considerations that have nothing to do with true professional standards.
 
The historian Polybius famously observed that empires deteriorate either internally or from without.
The historian Polybius famously observed that empires deteriorate either internally or from without.
 
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