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.
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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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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116 of 168 people found the following review helpful
By Kevman
Format: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.
30 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a hilarious expose of several handpicked nutty professors from acadumia. As a graduate of an ivy league college myself, I think it's high time someone exposed the truth about the far left's stranglehold on the humanities departments in many of our elite universities.
Great read, and a great service to the tuition paying public from David Horowitz.
Great read, and a great service to the tuition paying public from David Horowitz.
179 of 269 people found the following review helpful
By jaljohnson
Format:Hardcover
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This book is mostly a rehash of the previous whines about various leftwing professors, and their supposed abuses. It's not nearly as entertaining as his prior book about his apotheosis, and doesn't really offer anything new or interesting. Just the formulaic list of baddies who I suppose ought to be expunged from University life for crimes real or imagined. Or maybe they should be put in Malkin-run camps. It was hard to slog through this stuff to get to the larger point, if there is one.
Perhaps there are some Oedipal/Elektra issues derived from the inculcatoin of Communist ideals from his parents underlying his radicalism. I guess I'd be ticked off too if my parents indoctrinated me so thoroughly into a failed ideology.
**For some reason, the powers that be decided to edit out the first 3 paragraphs of this review, which discussed Horowitz's prior book, Native Son, which describes his upbringing in a Communist household and early life as a radical leftist and subsequent metamorphosis into an equally rabid conservative, in favorable terms. The purpose was to illuminate Horowitz's penchant to wildly extremist views whether they be from the right or left. Why Amazon thought that was not germane to a review of this book -- the principal flaw of which is the lack of any balance or perspective -- is strange indeed. How can you excerpt all political content from the review of a book which is, itself, 100% political. More importantly, why would you bother?
This book is mostly a rehash of the previous whines about various leftwing professors, and their supposed abuses. It's not nearly as entertaining as his prior book about his apotheosis, and doesn't really offer anything new or interesting. Just the formulaic list of baddies who I suppose ought to be expunged from University life for crimes real or imagined. Or maybe they should be put in Malkin-run camps. It was hard to slog through this stuff to get to the larger point, if there is one.
Perhaps there are some Oedipal/Elektra issues derived from the inculcatoin of Communist ideals from his parents underlying his radicalism. I guess I'd be ticked off too if my parents indoctrinated me so thoroughly into a failed ideology.
**For some reason, the powers that be decided to edit out the first 3 paragraphs of this review, which discussed Horowitz's prior book, Native Son, which describes his upbringing in a Communist household and early life as a radical leftist and subsequent metamorphosis into an equally rabid conservative, in favorable terms. The purpose was to illuminate Horowitz's penchant to wildly extremist views whether they be from the right or left. Why Amazon thought that was not germane to a review of this book -- the principal flaw of which is the lack of any balance or perspective -- is strange indeed. How can you excerpt all political content from the review of a book which is, itself, 100% political. More importantly, why would you bother?
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A must read.
Indoctrination is taking place in our schools. Sadly, some people are willing to lose their freedom for nothing. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Oscarito
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent read
This book is an excellent read and is also very disturbing. To think that such people are allowed to teach in universities shows how screwed up the politically-correct system is in... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jay
1.0 out of 5 stars
Should be sub-titled; "Brainless beware!"
Horowitz is a numbskull who assumes that all college students share his almost total lack of intelligence and common sense. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Charles F. Lantz
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Free Speech works both Ways
Isn't it true that, whether conservative or liberal, Christian or athiest, we all support the idea of free speech? Read more
Published 11 months ago by S. G. Fortosis
1.0 out of 5 stars
Hypocritical
He complains about bias but yet that is what makes up the majority of his book. The author seems determined to demonize anyone who's opinion deviates from his own.
Published 12 months ago by Michael
1.0 out of 5 stars
Garbage as expected
If anyone takes this idiot seriously they deserve what they get ....garbage. He is a mouth piece for crazy neocons. Wake up America.
Published 12 months ago by Jack Rubo
3.0 out of 5 stars
But aren't the "academic standards" written in the subtext of U.S....
Provided he is allowed to get away with the basic hidden assumption that existing standards are moral, fair and competent, the author makes a narrow but nevertheless persuasive... Read more
Published on July 31, 2010 by Herbert L Calhoun
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring and Rather Dated
Horowitz takes a rather unoriginal and one-sided approach: he slanders whoever dares to criticize Israel and/or support Muslim culture. Read more
Published on June 14, 2010 by A
1.0 out of 5 stars
Taken classes by these profs. Not brainwashed yet.
I have had not one but THREE classes with one of the professors on this list, and I'm signed up for another one next semester. That must mean I'm completely brain washed by now... Read more
Published on April 30, 2010 by J. Anderson
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investigate for yourself
Education used to be about academic rigor, the free exchange of ideas, logical thinking, inquiry, debate, and the use of reason. Read more
Published on February 21, 2010 by Janet L. Selby
