Faculty Lounge The Real Lessons of Middlebury College Spencer Irvine March 16, 2017 The American Spectator had a special report on the Middlebury College debate disruption by students and non-students, pointing out that the war…
Faculty Lounge Why Shouting Down Speakers is Absolutely Wrong Spencer Irvine March 14, 2017 At the Academe Blog, John K. Wilson writes about why shouting down speakers is absolutely wrong because it continues to…
Perspectives Middlebury’s Muddled Mission Malcolm A. Kline March 13, 2017 Academia today abounds in ironies, although, more often than not, the irony is lost on the denizens of academe itself….
Faculty Lounge Is the Middlebury College Faculty to Blame for Violent Protest of Conservative Speaker? Spencer Irvine March 10, 2017 From the Boston Magazine: That is why what happened to Murray at Middlebury last week is so alarming. At the…
Faculty Lounge College Professor Horrified by Violent Protest at Middlebury College Spencer Irvine Jay Parini, a college professor at Middlebury College, went on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s show and expressed his shock at…
Faculty Lounge The Atlantic: Middlebury College Violence shows Liberals have to Defend Free Speech for Conservatives, Too Spencer Irvine If one side of the political spectrum cannot speak freely, such as conservatives on liberal college campuses, then how long…
Faculty Lounge Scholar Charles Murray Reflects on the Middlebury College Disruptive Protest Spencer Irvine March 8, 2017 Charles Murray, an AEI scholar, was called a racist and white supremacist, among many names thrown at him from the…
Faculty Lounge Professor Physically Attacked by Black Bloc Agitators at Middlebury during Protest of Debate Spencer Irvine March 7, 2017 A liberal professor, set to moderate a debate featuring Charles Murray, had to wear a neck brace after her hair…
Faculty Lounge Charles Murray to Azusa Pacific University: Man Up Spencer Irvine April 22, 2016 It’s worth your time to read Charles Murray’s response to Azusa Pacific University students being upset at his opinions.
Faculty Lounge Virginia Tech Students Claim Economics’ Bell Curve Author as Racist Spencer Irvine March 19, 2016 Charles Murray, a respected conservative economist, co-wrote a book on the famous bell curve in economics. But, liberal Virginia Tech…