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Speaking directly to “straight folks” and “especially men” in his class, Richards again told them to watch gay porn and grapple with their sexual feelings while multiple students laughed. “Watch gay porn. See if you feel that feeling. If you feel that feeling, look in a mirror, and say huh, maybe I’m just feeling some things that I’m just afraid to release. And maybe you release that and maybe you’d be surprised that maybe you actually are fine being more bisexual.” Penn State told Fox News Digital that “academic freedom for faculty” was important in promoting “critical thinking and discussion....

Last week was Academic Freedom week on Radio Free Penn State, a public affairs show on Lion Radio, Penn State University’s radio station. “Issue advocacy is bringing our ideology into the classroom. Everyone does it,” said Penn State Professor Sam Richards, who in fact believes separating ideology from the classroom is impossible. Professor Michael Berube and Professor Richards of Penn State, David Horowitz, Representative Gibson Armstrong, David French of the Alliance Defense Fund and a number of past and current students took part in the four days of programming sharing their views on academic freedom issues. In the first day...

Penn State Professor Sam Richards has never met an anti-American conspiracy theory he didn’t like. He makes sure his students don't dislike them either. Welcome to Richards’ Sociology class 119. If you’re looking for a persistent strain of Marxist ideology -- and crude caricatures of American society and foreign policy -- you’ve come to the right place. A website for Richards’ class features a cartoon starring Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. “Fred” asks, “What should we do tonight, Karl-the-Red?” “Karl” replies, “Let’s go to that new Wal-Mart, Fred!” Wal-Mart, which has become the world's largest retailer by cutting costs for...