The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America [Hardcover]

David Horowitz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 13, 2006

Bestselling author David Horowitz reveals a shocking and perverse culture of academics who are poisoning the minds of today's college students. The Professors is a wake-up call to all those who assume that a college education is sans hatred of America and the American military and support for America's terrorist enemies.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Horowitz, author of Unholy Alliance and founder of FrontPageMag.com, profiles 101 professors whose politics run left of center (in many cases, very, very left of center), and though his list is impressive in size and the amount of research that went into it, the most egregious crimes perpetrated by the majority of these academics is that their politics don't mesh with Horowitz's. Which isn't to say Horowitz hasn't turned up a few surprises: a Northwestern University law professor has a sordid history involving the Weather Underground, and a Rutgers University professor's early poems included lines like, "Rape the white girls" and "I got the extermination blues, jewboys." However, his intention to expose the majority of these professors as "dangerous" and undeserving of their coveted positions seems petty in some cases, as when he smugly mocks the proliferation of departments dedicated to peace studies or considers "anti-war activist" as a character flaw. The only noteworthy point that emerges from Horowitz's melodramatic finger pointing is his questioning of the tenure system, which he believes "serves to protect mediocrity and encourage incompetence." More distressing to Horowitz, it would appear, is that tenure allows professors who disagree with his personal political opinions to continue teaching.
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Coming to a Campus Near You: Terrorists, racists, and communists— you know them as The Professors.

We all know that left-wing radicals from the 1960s have hung around academia and hired people like themselves. But if you thought they were all harmless, antiquated hippies, you’d be wrong. Today’s radical academics aren’t the exception—they’re legion. And far from being harmless, they spew violent anti-Americanism, preach anti-Semitism, and cheer on the killing of American soldiers and civilians—all the while collecting tax dollars and tuition fees to indoctrinate our children. Remember Ward Churchill, the University of Colorado professor who compared the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks to Nazis who deserved what they got? You thought he was bad? In this shocking new book, New York Times bestselling author David Horowitz has news for you: American universities are full of radical academics like Ward Churchill—and worse.

Horowitz exposes 101 academics—representative of thousands of radicals who teach our young people—who also happen to be alleged ex-terrorists, racists, murderers, sexual deviants, anti-Semites, and al-Qaeda supporters. Horowitz blows the cover on academics who: — Say they want to kill white people. — Promote the views of the Iranian mullahs. — Support Osama bin Laden. — Lament the demise of the Soviet Union. — Defend pedophilia. — Advocate the killing of ordinary Americans.

David Horowitz’s riveting exposé is essential reading for parents, students, college alums, taxpayers, and patriotic Americans who don’t think college students should be indoctrinated by sympathizers of Joseph Stalin and Osama bin Laden.

The Professors is truly frightening—and an intellectual call to arms from a courageous author who knows the radicals all too well.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 450 pages
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing, Inc.; First edition. edition (February 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895260034
• ISBN-13: 978-0895260031
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (210 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #321,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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102 of 140 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Book, May 4, 2006

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Kevman (White Plains, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America (Hardcover)

It is obvious that many people do not like to have any challenge to the extremism existing in some colleges. Thats why there so many one star reviews of this book by people who obviously have not read it. While I don't always agree with the author's point of view, this is an intersting book and points out what one may be exposed to at colleges. Many professors seek indoctrination not education and free and open discussions of issues often are not allowed (if you oppose any position of some professors, you are considered a "hate monger"). I had a few crazed professors in the 1970s, but nothing as terrible as Ward Churchill or some of the others exposed in this book. I enjoyed the book and thought it was very readable. I do not think these 101 professors are representative of all college professors, most of whom are very good and seek to provide an education. This book does provide a fair warning for what is out there and takes the lid off of some often closely held secrets.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mildly Interesting, November 27, 2008

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This review is from: The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America (Paperback)

Former liberal David Horowitz takes aim at the Left again in The Professors. Not surprisingly, he will delight conservatives while failing to gain any converts among liberals. For those of us in the middle, The Professors is a mixture of positives and negatives.

Horowitz manages, at times, to entertain. The introduction to The Professors has an interesting recap of the Ward Churchill affair at the University of Colorado. Without a doubt, some of the professors Horowitz profiles are true cranks. Horowitz recounts the careers of some interesting radicals; for instance, you will read in The Professors that people at three separate institutions thought that it was a good idea to hire former Weather Underground terrorists. Another interesting point (at least to an academic) was how little actual scholarship some of these professors had to do to get tenure at some very prestigious schools.

In spite of the high points, the 101 profiles become boring very quickly. It amazes me that Horowitz can write a boring book about controversial political issues; but the Professors was just not that much fun to read. Many of the profiles sound redundant. For instance, Horowitz heavily focuses on academics who do not support Israel; I would estimate that about 40 of the 101 "most dangerous" professors have made statements about Israel that Horowitz dislikes. These profiles tend to all sound alike after you have read the first 8 to 10.

In my opinion, The Professors is worth skimming, but I would not invest the time to read it "cover to cover." It would be a good book to borrow from your local library.

57 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Find out for yourself who's molding tomorrow's Americans., March 9, 2006

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Colorist (Southern California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America (Hardcover)

Maligned, misunderstood, misquoted -- mostly by those who haven't read the book. The book is more of a report than an essay. It is the result of straightforward research, with tabular findings, without the artifice of statistical modeling. Any person can check the facts presented herein. It is a RED FLAG (pun intended). An urgent read, especially by parents. I bought extra copies as gifts. If one were to perform the research entailed here, or hire it to be done, it would cost many times what it is selling for.