by sepositus on 3/28/25, 3:42 AM
> Stanley said this order sets the country “on a path to educational authoritarianism”.
Paying large sums of taxes for a school that is unquestionably failing my children, with no option to attend another school (without shelling an unfathomable amount of money for private schooling), feels like educational authoritarianism to me.
by pfannkuchen on 3/28/25, 4:33 AM
One thing I think is interesting about the fascism label is - if you time traveled the US government leadership from 1945 to today, who would they align with more? How would they treat these issues? Or was the US fascist in 1923 when the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind that Indians aren’t white and therefore can’t be granted citizenship? That seems, like, massively more “fascist” than anything happening today. But historically no one considers 1923 America to be fascist, and it went to war against fascists shortly thereafter. Hmm.
by gnabgib on 3/28/25, 3:16 AM
by jeetoid on 3/28/25, 1:37 PM
by locusm on 3/28/25, 8:13 AM
That headline makes it sound like he had to flee under the cover of darkness.
by FilosofumRex on 3/28/25, 4:44 AM
Most philosophy dept nowadays have fewer undergrads than profs. An entitled liberal arts prof from an elitist university leaving the US for Canada, will improve both nations.
by Ferret7446 on 3/28/25, 8:10 AM
I would wager that he's part of the problem. "Those who can't do, teach."
by verdverm on 3/28/25, 4:12 AM
The brain drain is beginning
by suraci on 3/28/25, 5:16 AM
very unwise, the US is the best place in the world for studying fascism
by duringmath on 3/28/25, 3:46 AM
1. You'd think he would want to study it up close.
2. If anything it's "fascism lite" and it's only for 4 years.
3. I'm not sure that forcing some belt tightening on a bloated academia is the worst thing in the world.