Summers: Still Banned in California, Again
Posted on September 18th, 2007 in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
A day after the Crimson and three days after the story was posted on this blog, the Globe takes note of Larry Summers’ dis-invitation…..
Meanwhile, the San Jose Mercury News notes that the decision by the UC Board of Regents to disinvite Summers is stirring up controversy.
The University of California Board of Regents is being accused of squashing academic debate for withdrawing its invitation to former Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers to address the board.
…”The fact that the university capitulated to this is appalling. The administration is intimidated by a minority of faculty,” said David Horowitz, a conservative writer who founded the activist group Students For Academic Freedom. “Summers is a brilliant guy. I don’t share his politics - but if you can’t discuss ideas at a university, where can you discuss them?”
Because he was quoted in the Crimson yesterday, and because reporters are lazy, Greg Mankiw is quoted in both the Globe and the Mercury News.
2 Responses
9/18/2007 8:02 am
Horowitz is a human ganglion. He would say the same thing about academia if asked for comment about the calendar change.
The stupid!!! It burns!!!!
SE
9/18/2007 8:12 am
Forgot to say that in this case I agree with Horowitz (except in the implication that Summers was planning to debate the UC people in defense of his ostensive sexism and racism).
SE