Mike S. Adams vs. Higher Academia

Prof. Mike Adams (University of North Carolina - God help him - Wilmington) has published a few connected articles at TownHall in the past two weeks, very informative and revealing. First, Summer reading:

In January of 2003, I made a New Year’s resolution. I decided I was going to spend less time reading about current events and more time reading classic literature. I had been through a classic literature kick about nineteen years earlier, which focused on classic English novels (by Dickens and Hardy), Russian novels (by Dostoevsky and Tolstoy), and American novels (by Faulkner and Hemingway). This time I decided I was going to adopt a reading list that would force me to read some authors I hadn’t yet read. I also wanted to spend more time on “modern” classics....

Second, Fear and loathing in faculty recruitment:

I usually get angry when people call my house during dinner. But the other night I was delighted when I got a call from David Horowitz. David has been doing a lot of research recently on the issue of political affiliation among college professors and administrators. Most of his research has come from surveys and archival data. Because he has little access to anecdotal evidence, he asked me to write an article describing the hiring (and promotion) process from an insider’s perspective. As soon as he asked, I threw my TV dinner in the garbage and started writing this column. You are reading the finished product right now....

Third, English for lesbians, feminists, queers, and communists:

Recently, I wrote an article called “Summer Reading,” which was intended to motivate my readers to take some time to read classic literature over the summer. While mostly apolitical, it did close with the following line, which was deemed offensive by one of my readers: “(Go out and) pick up a great work of classic literature and enjoy the reading. You know, like the kind they used to assign in college when English professors taught English instead of homosexuality and feminism.” ....

Last, Liberals miss entire point, details at eleven:

Yesterday, I ran a polite article entitled, “English for lesbians, feminists, queers, and communists.” The article began with a reference to a previous article that had offended a liberal reader. And now it appears that yesterday’s article has offended yet another liberal. In fact, it appears to have offended several liberals. Here’s what just one had to say after I wounded his inner child: ....

He also has a website, where he shows off his hate mail.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Fri. 06/04/04 05:38:19 PM
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