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To: JohnM who wrote (133326)	8/19/2005 8:22:34 AM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

I don't really disagree with you, John, but, in practice, I have seen very little done in this regard voluntarily by universities. An excellent example, BTW, would be Ward Churchill. In this particular case, I'm not thinking about his controversial views, but I am thinking about his apparently fraudulent claim to be of American Indian ancestry (as you well know, undoubtedly one of the reasons he was hired in the first place), his sale of original artwork that appears to have been nothing more than copies of the work of others, and his published scholarship, which I understand ranks right up there with Michael Bellisles and John Lott in terms of accuracy and integrity. I realize that there has been a lot of political grandstanding by both left and right about the man, but it seems to me, shorn of the bombastic rhetoric, the actual facts about him, his scholarship and his ethics are quite damning. I have to wonder why this man is still employed by a reputable university.

To: JohnM who wrote (133326)	8/19/2005 10:25:17 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793914

John, Reading your posts is leaving me with the distinct impression that you believe left wing professors should be allowed to criticize at will...but they themselves should be exempt from criticism. You seem to view any critique of faculty as harassment and a physical threat to their family members. If my perceptions are true, you could do your world a favor by arranging for them to attend self-defense courses including weapon handling. And you would make America a better place by doing so. uw :o)