Gratitude. E will be discussing pathologies, undeniable pathologies that exist in american Higher Education these days. Ompromising of compromising of academic education. The lack of Viewpoint Diversity. The phenomenon of trying to win debates by labeling other people haters. T bigots or those pathologies are undeniable. They exist. They are very widespread. Many people in the academy across the political spectrum not only recognize them but recognize that they present an urgent problem and truly a stanford ovost of university recently in a public letter called that threat the threat from within the you university within the university. Saying no threat to Higher Education come interesting outside the universities is the equal of the threat inside the universities stemming from a certain kind of ill liberalism. A lack of Viewpoint Diversity among faculty and students. A tendency to group think and unwillingness to question established orthodoxies or permit discussions of key issues to
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen welcome back to our conference on a worthy life, finding meaning in america. The class of 82 annual conference of James Madison institution here at Princeton University. The final panel for the day addresses issues having to do with liberal Arts Education and the search for truth. We have a very distinguished group of panelists who will answer the question. I want to begin though with the personal testimony of my own and really an expression of gratitude. We will be discussing topologies, undeniable topologies that exist in american Higher Education these days. Compromising of Academic Freedom , violations of Core Principles of freedom of speech, the lack of Viewpoint Diversity, the phenomenon of trying to win debates by labeling other people as haters or what have you. Those pathologies as i say our undeniable. They exists. They are very widespread. Many people in the academy across the political spectrum not only recognize them but recognize that t
By george will. Let me also welcome our cspan audience as well as those watching through catos live streaming. Released just two days ago by harper column broad side this book is sure to receive wide attention and deservely so. I just learned that its available at costco so people who are watching us on cspan after this forum can run right out and pick up a copy of the book. Its likely to receive wide attention as i said, because it speaks in a fundamental way to the politically divisions we see in america today, divisions about health care, gun control, affirmative action, immigration and so much more. But about the far more fundamental division we see in our understanding of our basic law, the constitution and what it authorizes. If we want a better understand and appreciate those surface divisions, thats where we have to turn because thats where theyre grounded. Just to be clear in speaking about the republican constitution and the democratic constitution, professor bar net is not m
We are securing the liberty and sovereignty of we the people with a foreword by george will. Let me also welcome our cspan audience, as well as those watching through catos live streaming. Released just two days ago by harper collins, this this book is sure to receive wide attention and it deserves so. I just learned its available at costco, so people who are watching this on cspan can run right out and pick up a copy of the book. Its likely to receive wide attention, as i said, because it speaks in a fundamental way to the political divisions we see in america today. Divisions about healthcare, gun control, affirmative action, immigration and so much more. Its about the far more fundamental division we see in our understanding of our basic law of the constitution and what it authorizes. If we want to better understand and appreciate the surface division, thats where we have to turn because thats where they are grounded. Just to be clear, in speaking about the republican constitution a
[applause]. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Welcome to the Cato Institute. Im the director of catos center for constitutional studies and your host or two days for a odd professor Randy Barnetts new book. Our republican constitution, securing the liberty and sovereignty of we the people with a foreword by george will. Let me also welcome our cspan audience as well as those watching through catos live streaming. Released just two days ago by harpercollins broadside, this book is sure to receive wide attention and deservedly so. In fact, i just learned its available at costco, so people who are watching this and these men cannot do this for them run right out and pick up a copy of the book. It is likely to receive wide attention as i said because it speaks in a fundamental way to the political divisions we see in america today, divisions about health care, gun control, affirmative action, immigration and so much more. But about the fire, more fundament