David Horowitz at UT Austin - Part 2

David Horowitz is a demagogue who routinely targets the "liberal" academy. He has published several books profiling liberal and left-wing professors, and is a advocate of "academic freedom" legislation that, if passed, would stifle critical thought in the classroom. While it's tempting to dismiss Horowitz as an ideologue who will just go away if we ignore him, he has gained significant traction in media and legislatures, and has helped create a political climate in which respected scholars like Norman Finkelstein are denied tenure for their provocative work. He wants to marginalize and effectively do away with feminist, gender studies, critical race, and a host of other important areas of study.

Does UT have a liberal agenda? Campus bias wildly sensationalized
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/does-...

Clashes dominate conservative authors visit
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For more information visit:
http://www.campusprogress.org
http://www.freespeechoncampus.org

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[CARDUELIS999]

David Horowitz is a Casandra who speaks the truth and who is routinely shouted down by Communists.

[jscottupton]

Thank you for posting this...it's good to hear from someone who was born and raised a communist and then grew up, saw the light and is now a defender of liberty.

[cirosuperiore]

did he just say, 'if you interrupt me you're going to be arrested"? who made him judge, jury and executioner???? He does not have that power...he is insulting the cops standing next to him. 

[912ProjectTennessee1]

That a man needs security to speak at an institution of "higher learning" and that the students who would be the first to squeal at the top of the lungs about the suppression of their "right" to free speech where they subjected to the same treatment only reinforces the need of parents to stop feeding the Leftist-Progressive-Marxist beast that is the vast majority of our colleges and universities.

[Shane7891000]

Pathetic that adult college students need to be threatened with arrest just so they'll sit and listen quietly.

[Coolins335]

good speech, thanks for posting it, too bad about the assholes disrupting free speech.

[putittogether]

Good Speech. Good to see that some students are interested in freedom of speech and what that really means.

[warchild81]

thanks for posting, DH's speeches are always fun