Posted by David Post: Some Sensible Words about the Larry Summers flap: The Economist this week has some [1]sensible words about the Larry Summers "women in science" brouhaha. As they put it: "What is happening at Harvard would be funny if it were not so outrageous." Precisely. The reaction to Summers' [2]speech has exposed the appalling hold that political correctness has on substantial elements of the Harvard faculty. Imagine -- the Harvard President has the nerve to hold controversial ideas at odds with current orthodoxy! And the temerity to actually speak about those ideas!! What does he think a University is, anyway? If the faculty go through with their threats to "censure" Summers with a "no confidence" vote, it will be a black day for that institution.
References 1. http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=S%27%29%284%25QA%5F%20%210%20%20%0A 2. http://www.president.harvard.edu/speeches/2005/nber.html _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://highsorcery.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
