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Creating whole departments of ethnic, gender, and other 'studies' was part of the price of academic peace. All too often, these 'studies' are about propaganda rather than serious education.

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A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.

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In liberal logic, if life is unfair then the answer is to turn more tax money over to politicians, to spend in ways that will increase their chances of getting reelected.

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The more people who are dependent on government handouts, the more votes the left can depend on for an ever-expanding welfare state.

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All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.

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You don't send people to prison on the basis of what other people imagine, or on the basis of media sound bites like 'shooting an unarmed child,' when that 'child' was beating him bloody.

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Groups that rose from poverty to prosperity seldom did so by having their own racial or ethnic leaders to follow.

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Those parts of history that would undermine the vision of the Left - which prevails in our education system from elementary school to postgraduate study - are not likely to get much attention.

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Just what is it that academics have to fear if they stand up for common decency, instead of letting campus barbarians run amok?

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If you want to get each individual's honest opinion, you don't want that opinion to be influenced by others who are present, much less allow a group to coordinate what they are going to say.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Economist

Born: June 30th, 1930

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