Aug. 17: Judging the judges and the SNC file. Plus other letters to the editor GlobeDebate
. As a professor and a board member of the Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship, I can attest to the increasing prominence of diversicrats in every aspect of university life.
“Diversity” policies, which are driven by the ideology of the politics of identity and entitlement, exhibit classic rent-seeking behaviour. By putting up barriers to entry, dictating ideology tests for hiring, and “tying” academic objectives to diversity criteria, scarce university resources can be diverted to diversiphiles.
The widespread acceptance of postmodern relativism in the social sciences and humanities also undermines any appreciation of academic standards. As a result, a great deal of university activity is spent on indulging the grievances of favoured identity groups, rather than pursuing the truth and increasing empirical knowledge and theoretical understanding.
We all stand to gain from diverse voices around the table. The best ideas come from a community of different experiences and life perspectives. That is true excellence. Thank goodness the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council is now realizing the inherent gender bias in letters of reference for national research chairs, in which female researchers are praised for their mothering skills and routinely downgraded irrespective of their qualifications.
: It is ironic that President Donald Trump accused Sweden of treating the rapper unfairly. He wasn’t too concerned about fair treatment by the courts back in 1989, when he took out full page ads in four newspapers calling for the death penalty to be brought back after charges were brought against the Central Park 5 in the Central Park jogger case. As we all know, the so-called Central Park 5 were found not guilty based on DNA evidence. Mr.
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