On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 8:16 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote:
> <[email protected]> wrote: > > A foundation bankrolled by Libertarian businessman Charles G. Koch has > > pledged $1.5 million for positions in Florida State University's > economics > > department. In return, his representatives get to screen and sign off on > any > > hires for a new program promoting "political economy and free > enterprise." > > I think it's inaccurate to call Koch a "Libertarian." As far as I can > tell, he only wants to liberate those with a lot of money. > How about "Oligarchian"? > > Traditionally, university donors have little official input into choosing > > the person who fills a chair they've funded. The power of university > faculty > > and officials to choose professors without outside interference is > > considered a hallmark of academic freedom. > > Alas, this violation of academic freedom represents more of a trend > (perhaps not a really large one) than an exception. Rich folks have > been setting up "chairs of free enterprise" and the like, while > objecting to the existence of any unorthodox economists (cf. Notre > Dame). > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Sandwichman
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