[liberalnot]

they were the reason that tenure was developed after ww2. their argument was that faculty deserved to be immune from political pressures, so that they could do research.

this didn't make much sense. why would an english professor or engineering professor need protection? by definition, most university fields with the exception of political science are not political.

clearly, their intent was to take over our universities and hire like-minded people.

why should faculty members be immune to the job market? afterall, the people who pay taxes to support them often lose their jobs.

i say, do away with tenure.

[DPB101]

their intent was to take over our universities and hire like-minded people.

And they did it! Been reading the 1965 report from the California Senate Un-American Activities Committee. It was only made public a few years back.

Astounding document. It shows the Berkeley Free Speech Movement was organized in Moscow. Hillary's former boss, Robert Treuhaft, is mentioned repeatedly. Not only were state and private colleges targets, so were all the government unions. I've excerpted some of the good parts and may post it later this evening.

The entire transcript (long) is here.

Reading it makes one wonder how America ever survived.