In our 25th episode of Madness Chronicles, we’ll take a look at the madness over what happened to free speech. Remember, insanity is a state of serious mental illness, extremely foolish behavior, and a state of frantic or chaotic activity. Let’s take a look at the crazy and maddening happenings in the world of free speech.
At Iowa State University, English professor Chloe Clark told her students that they were prohibited from criticizing BLM, LGBTQ ad infinitum, or being anti-abortion in their papers and projects. Here’s a question, have you heard of the First Amendment? At the University of Pittsburgh, a professor of medicine lost his administrative position at his affiliated hospital. His sin from him? He wrote an academic paper arguing that affirmative action has damaged “the medical academy.” Apparently opinions are punished at Pitt?
In an opposite example, at the University of Washington, a recent student op-ed was headlined ‘Yes, All Cops Are Bastards’. Apparently, does the First Amendment apply properly here? Returning to the East Coast, at Stockton University, a 20-minute drive from Atlantic City, New Jersey, a student was accused of disruptive behavior, discrimination, harassment and creating a hostile environment that caused ‘harm’. Oh, he was also accused of cyber bullying. What the hell did this guy do? He used President Trump’s image as a Zoom background during an online class. I wonder if SWAT was called.
Moving to New England, Boston University did not invite author Edward Ball, who wrote “The Life of a Klansman: A Family History of White Supremacy.” The book tells the story of his great-grandfather, a member of the Ku Klux Klan. It was supposed to have been a discussion of Ibram Kendi, a Boston University professor whose 2019 book “How to Be an Anti-Racist” is pretty much required reading on the average campus. The students were outraged and the administration relented. Why?
At Wright State University, an economics professor was barred from giving a class critical of Marxism to the student body. They protested that if he was for Marxism, that was one thing. If it is against Marxism, well, that was something else. The administration again gave in to the demands of the students. Go figure?
At Skidmore College, students demanded a teacher be suspended after seeing online that he had attended a pro-police rally. He was suspended, an investigation was conducted, and he was later reinstated. Today’s students take themselves very seriously. Is it like they really know something?
Upon moving to Fordham University, a student who was grounded finally fights back. He is a Chinese immigrant student who really knows what it is to be oppressed, he said, ‘I am fighting for something bigger than myself.’ The University punished him for posting a photo on Instagram meant to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in China. Where do colleges come from thinking they have the right to control a student’s life or students controlling a professor’s life off campus? it’s crazy
The First Amendment specifically says with respect to free speech that ‘Congress shall make no law…to protect free speech.’ Interestingly, there are no subparts or clauses, just a simple entitlement. Enough is enough. It is better for the silent majority to speak up before being forced to remain silent.
Let’s wake up from this madness before it’s too late. I wish you all good health and until next time, have fun, enjoy life and beware the craziness among us. It’s 2020 and it’s getting out of hand.
