Berkeley Studies Conservative Groups

If you want to delve into the history of conservative thought, you might want to try Berkeley.

That’s right. The same school that provided a launching pad for ‘60s free speech protesters Mario Savio et al, according to the New York Times.

This fall, the school will open its new Center for the Comparative Study of Right Wing Movements, funded with $777,000.00 from an anonymous donor.

Conservative historian Lee Edwards noted that the comparison aspect should be handled with care, since the “so-called right wing or parties of the right” in other countries “can be much more extreme than what they have here.”

“The identity of the anonymous donor has already sparked some comments and suggestions” that the “request for anonymity may be more to ward off requests for other contributions than for political reasons.”

Deborah Lambert writes the Squeaky Chalk column for Accuracy in Academia.

Deborah Lambert