Free Republic

Author’s Note: The editors of the Cornell Daily Sun refused to print this column. However, thanks to David Horowitz's commitment to academic freedom, this piece has been published at FrontPage Magazine.Worship of academicians has its place in opinion journalism. Conservatives rightly praise economists Milton Friedman and Walter Williams for their tireless promotion of free markets. Liberals applaud William Julius Wilson and Cornel West for their analyses of race relations. But a famous professor’s reputation should not blind students and reporters to his shortcomings. A seasoned academic should not be immune from criticism, nor should he be elevated to demigod status....