Political Science Profs Boycott Too-Nice, PC Toronto

Yes, finally some professors who are boycotting the right things for the right reasons!

http://chronicle.com/news/article/5056/yet-another-political-science-conference-site-comes-under-scrutiny?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

Hooker in Duke Lacrosse Case Tells All–Sure to Be on Reading Lists!

My fellow Pajamas Media columnist La Shawn Barber reports on the book coming out here

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/duke-rape-accuser-peddles-her-sob-story/

I predict that professors in women’s studies, law, English, sociology, social work, and political science will be assigning this book to their students. It may even pop up on those summer time reading lists for high school students.

Professor Moons Debate Judges

Read this story and click on the video in it.  This communications “professor” is offensive already by his appearance (he looks like he stepped out of a cave), but to add insult to injury, he drops his drawers.  Sadly, the behavior in this room is indicative of the tenor of many forums in academia.  So don’t sign up for debate club or a communications class with William Shanahan III at Fort Hays State University.  Warning: Profanity used by professors.

http://chronicle.com/free/2008/08/4238n.htm?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

self-censorship under soft jihad

Now novels are being withdrawn by major publishers.  I read about this last week and the Wall Street Journal has a story about the novel pulled because of offense to Muhammed

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121797979078815073.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries