Editor's notes: What is so very controversial about the Harvard
warning, is the fact that it is guilty
of the very thing it complains about and that is “anti-intellectualism,” from the Right.
Understand that those entities, especially educational entities, taking a stance opposing critical differences
of opinion are, themselves, guilty of anti-intellectual activity. If an educated political position (in this
case) does not include a healthy dose of the opinions of all sides of a debate, the resulting and final opinions cannot be
said to be fully informed - and the process that births such inadequacies
is, clearly, not given to a full
throttle approach to education. Keep this is mind as you read this rather
childish editorial.
If you
might want to insult Harvard down the line, go elsewhere
You see, lately, there seems to be a pernicious trend of public figures—especially those on the right—falling in love with Harvard just long enough to benefit from its educational resources and, yes, its social prestige, before turning against our school. Just recently, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas affirmed his belief that Harvard Law School was, during his years as a student there, home to a cohort of “Marxists who believed in…overthrowing the United States government.” In November, Fox News pundit and Harvard Kennedy School graduate Bill O’Reilly glibly referred to Harvard professors as “pinheaded” while implying that the Harvard community is morally suspect for its acceptance of Harvard College Munch, a group for students who share an interest in kinky sex. And last April, presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who holds a J.D. and MBA from our fine institution, lambasted President Obama for having spent “too much time at Harvard.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
