{"product_id":"if-you-dont-mind-my-saying-so-some-impertinent-thoughts-on-education-politics-in-the-age-of-political-correctness-paperback","title":"If You Don'T Mind My Saying So: Some Impertinent Thoughts on Education \u0026 Politics in the Age of Political Correctness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Calvert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an age in which even the most honest and intelligent debate on social topics is risky. Free inquiry, which was once the pride of higher education, has almost disappeared as our politicized campuses have become one-party systems tolerating little dissent from the established orthodoxy. The ideology of multiculturalism in particular has led to demands for conformity in education and in society in general, and even threatens the liberties of Western civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebate on fundamental issues has become rare, and nowhere is it rarer than in higher education, which at one time exulted in debate and in defending unpopular views. This happens because almost all institutions of higher education are today dominated by a narrow portion of the political spectrum; fashion and rigid consensus, not debate, determine campus policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this book deal with topics that in some quarters are in questionable taste, such as why: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican students rank at the bottom in international tests\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Celebrating diversity\" may be a bad idea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtificial intelligence may eliminate all human jobs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemographic change threatens America's 2-party system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarshmallows may make kids smarter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe need the common core\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEtc, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever the political stance of the reader, it is my hope that they will find these essays thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584724058333,"sku":"9798887753232","price":21.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/aDauYU0Mc49798887753232.webp?v=1773620412","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/if-you-dont-mind-my-saying-so-some-impertinent-thoughts-on-education-politics-in-the-age-of-political-correctness-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}