Higher education is increasingly a house divided. In the sciences and even the humanities, actual scholars maintain the high standards of their noble calling. But in the humanities, especially, and elsewhere, faux scholars representing specious disciplines exploit academia as a jobs program for otherwise unemployable propagandists hostile to freedom of expression.
Stop pulling punches and tell us what you really think, William. A surprisingly scathing assessment though from the WaPo.
In engineering, my impression is that most serious researchers basically ignore the whole mess. "Great, you guys go do that thing, I'll be in my office ... ".
I could be wrong.
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