The other day we were talking about the theory that William Ayers -- Obama's ex-terrorist neighbor -- had actually ghost-written Obama's memoir "Dreams from My Father." I think, in the comments, there are some …
There's this . And Rush, on the radio, is saying that Clinton is "dropping neutron bombs all over the place" on Obama. ADDED: Getty Images picture on the front page of the WaPo -- with the caption: "Sen. John …
"We need to keep this guy on the campaign." Is it really this bad? Check out the amazing gush of Biden gaffes at that link. (Warning: It's Rush Limbaugh, but you need to read the evidence.) You know, when I hear all…
"... 'nothing that would derail her campaign as I had hoped. All I saw was personal stuff, some clerical stuff from when she was governor…. And pictures of her family.'" Glenn Reynolds calls attention to someth…
"You would be well advised to strive for more balanced and accurate coverage in the future," writes 9/11 conspiracy theorist -- and erstwhile UW part-timer -- Kevin Barrett . He's displeased with the way a journalis…
I'm at this debate, which I mentioned the other day, between Greg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and UW polisci prof Howard Schweber, here at the University of Wisconsin Law School. I'll ju…
Dennis Miller on Rosie O'Donnell: But Iger's got a real problem here with Rosie. Because I think Rosie wants to get fired. I don't think she's this paranoid. At the end of the day, I don't think she believes G…
Here 's an opinion piece in the Badger Herald by Robert Phansalkar, a UW student (majoring in political science and languages and cultures of Asia): The [“Think. Respect.”] program calls for university students to search for …
From the required textbook for Kevin Barrett's course on Islam, here at the University of Wisconsin. The book is: "9/11 and American Empire: Muslims, Jews, and Christians Speak Out," a collection of essays includin…
The NYT's "Public Editor," Byron Calame, writes about the dispute that arose when Linda Greenhouse -- the NYT's Supreme Court reporters -- gave a speech that revealed some of her personal political opinions. [S…
The Badger Herald -- one of the UW student newspapers -- reconsiders its position on Kevin Barrett (the part-time teacher here who believes that the government perpetrated the 9/11 attacks). Initially, the paper supported the UW…
I'm always bugging my colleague "Oscar Madison" to write some more political things. Like last week, when he did a nearly non-existent post about participating in an impeach-Bush teach-in -- an impeach-in -- I crabb…
Glenn Reynolds opines on the Kevin Barrett controversy: They've got two problems here. No, make that three. Problem one is that they hired a looney as an adjunct. That's not shocking -- adjunct positions pay badly and ar…
UW Regent Jeffrey B. Bartell says he'll respond to that question, which he's been hearing a lot lately. Here's how the response goes: [M]y question in response is how did you learn about these theories?... As abhorre…
Stanley Fish takes on the Kevin Barrett controversy in an op-ed in the NYT today: Mr. Barrett’s critics argue that academic freedom has limits and should not be invoked to justify the dissemination of lies and fantasies. Mr. Bar…
The Capital Times has a long, appreciative piece on the 9/11 denialist Kevin Barrett. UPDATE: I saw the paper version and can tell you that this story -- with photograph -- runs across the front page, above the fold.
Glenn Reynolds quotes one of my readers who commented on this post yesterday. The quote, from Telemacchus, is: Enough. I've read and re-read all the material on the Barrett case and then discussed, thought some more, and di…
Says UW Provost Patrick Farrell. "Some are upset about Mr. Barrett's viewpoints on 9/11 and don't want to pay much attention to what makes for a quality educational experience." Upset? Viewpoints? Farrell goes …