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Discussing guns dubbed 'academic misconduct'
Las Vegas Review-Journal ^ | 07 june 09 | Vin Suprynowicz

Posted on 06/07/2009 3:19:46 AM PDT by rellimpank

The forces of political correctness once vowed that, should they ever take over, their free expression on all kinds of issues -- from gay rights to amnesty for illegals to space aliens inspiring the pyramids of ancient Egypt -- would no longer be censored.

Censored? Heck, spouting the PC line is now mandatory, as many a professor lately hauled before a college Star Chamber on charges of having "given offense" now learns.

Internationally renowned Austrian economics professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe used a standard textbook example of investment time preferences in a classroom lecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, a few years back, pointing out that gay couples often invest with shorter time horizons because they are less likely to have children to profit from investments that mature after they're gone. A gay student filed a complaint -- initially with the benefit of anonymity.

At this next lecture, Mr. Hoppe apologized. The student then complained that the apology offended him. UNLV's diversity police wanted professor Hoppe to give up his next raise and his next sabbatical in penance. They backed down when Mr. Hoppe hired a lawyer and went public. Needless to say, Hans-Hermann Hoppe is no longer at UNLV, where benighted Keynesianism again reigns unperturbed, teaching Nevada's youth that Tim "Tax Cheat" Geithner's plan to print billions more greenbacks and use them to buy Treasury bonds is bound to work out just fine.

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To: rellimpank

A few years ago I saw some T-shirts for sale at Camp Perry reading “I participate in an Olympic sport I’m not allowed to talk about at school” and “I participate in an Olympic sport I’m not allowed to talk about at work”.


21 posted on 06/07/2009 8:17:25 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: wintertime

Don’t be impressed with anyone, IMHO.

I always teach my students what you doubtlessly knew decades ago. Remembering that I deal with teachers/faculty and their students who are part of the present day ed scene, the following might bring a smile to your face.

Expertise is the usual claim of the goober from the gooberment agency. “I’m an expert”.

O RLY?

In math and science, “X” is the symbol for an unknown. Any plumber knows a spurt is a drip under pressure. Therefore, we know that “expert” means an unknown drip under pressure.

So much for expertise. As an example, the FL Panther Recovery Team used a 5 bureauperson team to dart, sedate, radio collar and release 3 puma along the SW part of my land in the Everglades. Those “experts” ID’ed one of the cats as a male. The vet, Dr. Blankenship signed the capture report.

But, the female turned out to be a male. Arguably, the testicles should have been a clue for the clueless. In any case, said testicles probably relate to the first capture report having stated that the captured cat was not nursing young.

Gooberment “experts”. RLY ! ! !

I spoke to the Cato people because a friend was a patron of Cato, thought what my research found was important, and set up the meeting which led to the talk.

I’d like to be able to tell you it was because of my winning personality and great good looks, but it was because of Ray Harbin.


22 posted on 06/07/2009 11:14:50 AM PDT by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
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To: rellimpank

They wouldn’t like me very much in college.

I’m Conservative, hetero, and I won’t back down from an argument.

On top of that, I just hate the concept of going back to school after it took me 5 years and 4 months to get my high school diploma.

I’m far more intelligent for not going, rather than if I did go to college.


23 posted on 06/07/2009 11:33:07 AM PDT by wastedyears (Rock and roll ain't worth the name if it don't make ya strut)
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To: rellimpank; Born Conservative; airborne; smoothsailing; Dr. Scarpetta; martin_fierro; Coop; ...
Bump & a BANG! These Bolshevicks are out of control with politically correct idiocy.
24 posted on 06/08/2009 10:35:38 AM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi minh oi)
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To: jhroberts

Your van got ripped and you are all Winkled...?


25 posted on 06/11/2009 10:49:46 AM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, then writes again.)
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