academic freedom

You may already know about academic freedom bills — such as those passed in Louisiana in 2008 and Tennessee in 2012.

Here is an article, “The New Evolution Deniers,” by evolutionary biologist Colin Wright at Penn State.

From otherwise very impassioned and articulate commentators, the silence on this subject is remarkable. Truly, it’s a scandal.

A few aspects of this catch my attention as pertinent to  our concerns here.

As Sarah Chaffee points out, the new Free Science website is an outstanding new resource.

Sarah Chaffee spoke to AF proponents in Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas.

The reporter’s credibility really dissolves when she turns, inevitably, to the Dover case.

I’ve noticed that misrepresentations like these are often accompanied by citations of the Darwin-lobbying group National Center for Science Education.

From the headline of the piece you might think you were reading some online tabloid.

The Alabama lawmakers have taken a step forward for their state. Against the censors, they have stood up for excellent science education.

The admonishment from Robert George and Cornel West is eloquent, important — and frankly, long overdue.

At Middlebury, hysterical insistence on uniformity of thought drew a furious mob of students.