Guest view: Anti-American bills will enslave minds of Ohio students yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
State Sen. Jerry Cirino of Kirtland, sponsor of SB 83, said he spoke with many professors and students who did not want to testify for the bill because of their fear of reprisal, but one who did was Peter W. Wood, president of the conservative National Association of Scholars, who spoke on the need for this legislation. Wood cited "the effective prohibition of debate on contentious topics" and college authorities who "turn a blind eye to the bullying and shoutdowns that so often foreclose expression of disfavored views.” Cirino’s bill is a step in the right direction, writes Ted Diadiun in his column today.
The GOP Is Escalating Its War on Ideas vanityfair.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vanityfair.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.