John Kenneth Galbraith was a leader in American academia in condemning the market economy without ever, it appears, actually having studied it.
Monthly Archives For February 2004
Affirmative Action With A Twist
A student at Roger Williams University who benefited from a minority scholarship fund uses this experience to help an ethnic group he views as disadvantaged—white Americans.
Introduction to Feminist Fiction
Students signing up for an Introduction to Fiction course at Purdue University expecting to experience Hemingway might find themselves surprised to be watching a movie noted mostly for its nudity.
Cannibalized Free Speech
Oklahoma University officials crack down on a geophysicist who backs gun ownership but showcase an anthropologist who thinks cannibals get a bad rap.
Purdue Prof Plays With History
At Purdue, a history professor takes a vaguely obscene view of America’s past.
Politically Incorrect Reading
Decades of teaching in colleges and universities and exposure to alleged history textbooks such as the California-approved Rereading America led Dr. George Zilbergeld to compose his own textbook, audaciously entitled A Reader for the Politically Incorrect.