The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America
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| The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America | |
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| Author | David Horowitz |
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| Publisher | Regnery Publishing |
| Publication date | February 13, 2006 |
| Media type | hardcover |
| Pages | 450 pages |
| ISBN | ISBN 0895260034 |
The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America is a 2006 book by conservative American author and columnist David Horowitz.
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[edit] Argument
Horowitz argues that U.S. universities are permeated by anti-Americanism and a left-wing bias. The academics described in The Professors are allegedly the worst offenders, but also only the tip of the iceberg. The bookflap says, "We all know that left-wing radicals from the 1960s have hung around academia and hired people like themselves. But if you thought they were all harmless, antiquated hippies, you'd be wrong. Today's radical academics aren't the exception—they're legion. And far from being harmless, they spew violent anti-Americanism, preach anti-Semitism, and cheer on the killing of American soldiers and civilians—all the while collecting tax dollars and tuition fees to indoctrinate our children." Horowitz quotes from the professors concerned, and claims that two controversies involving Lawrence Summers of Harvard show that administrators refrain from challenging radicals.
[edit] Critical Reviews
The review in the industry news digest Publishers Weekly stated that Horowitz's "intention to expose the majority of these professors as 'dangerous' and undeserving of their coveted positions seems petty in some cases, as when he smugly mocks the proliferation of departments dedicated to peace studies or considers 'anti-war activist' as a character flaw."
Michael Berube, who teaches at Penn State University and sits on the National Council of the American Association of University Professors, was invited to comment at Horowitz's magazine, and Berube wrote a response to questions provided by Horowitz's assistant. Horowitz published only an excerpted version of his response, prompting accusations of dishonesty from Berube.[1]
The left-leaning Media Matters also reviewed Horowitz's book[2] and his defense of it in the right-leaning online magazine FrontPage for which Horowitz is the editor.
The book was seen as a McCarthy-like blacklist by some, and was denounced by Free Exchange on Campus [1], a coalition of organizations that includes the American Association of University Professors, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Federation of Teachers, Campus Progress, the Center for American Progress, the Center for Campus Free Speech, the National Association of State PIRGs, the National Education Association, People for the American Way Foundation, and the United States Student Association. A Media Matters rebuttal found that Horowitz mentioned nothing but out-of-class activities and speech in 52 out of the 100 profiles in the book.[3]
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[edit] External links
- TheProfessors.org
- Excerpt from FrontPageMag
- Free Exchange on Campus, which opposes Horowitz, fact checks the book
- Response to Free Exchange on Campus by Jacob Laksin at FrontPage Magazine, an online conservative political magazine, edited by David Horowitz and published by the David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC)
- Complete list of Horowitz's replies to critics of the book
