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Monday, July 04, 2005

THE ACADEMIC BILL OF RIGHTS
An Update

Today, when we celebrate, among other things, our Bill of Rights, it’s worth reminding ourselves that despite the hysteria, the Academic Bill of Rights has as of today “been introduced in 15 state legislatures this year and that not one passed it.” The Academic Bill of Rights responds to a real problem - the lack of conservative views at American colleges and universities - but goes about it the wrong way, dragging yahoos from various legislatures into the mess.

UD realizes that they’re not all yahoos. But enough of them are.
Posted at: 7/04/2005 02:21:00 PM