This week, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was supposed to give the UCLA Burkle Center’s annual Daniel Pearl Memorial guest lecture on “The Future of Journalism.” It was a wonderful opportunity for students to hear from one of the impactful voices in the media. However, they will not be able to do so after a successful cancel campaign supported by faculty members. “that she believes Weiss has used the guise of free speech to attack people on the left whose opinions she does not agree with – and having her speak at a signatory lecture would legitimize these actions….To invite somebody who is working against that mission in highly powerful places just seems like anathema in the university mission.”
This statement is an example of the culture that is inculcated into students who become intolerant in college. It explains why students feel righteous in shouting down or interrupting speakers.
What is “anathema” to the academic mission is the viewpoint intolerance and orthodoxy shown by Peters and the faculty and students at UCLA. In accusing Weiss of attacking those with “opinions she does not agree with,” Peters demanded that Weiss be silenced as someone with opinions that she does not agree with.
The lack of self-awareness is a common element among many in higher education who claim to support free speech and intellectual diversity while purging universities of conservative or libertarian faculty or speakers.
The fact that UCLA would pick Peters to lead this Center speaks volumes about the culture in higher education. Peters felt complete license to speak as the Associate Director for the canceling of speakers with opposing views. Her overt intolerance was likely an advantage with other faculty members.
After years of surveys showing the purging of faculty ranks, there is no evidence that faculty members are willing to allow a diversity of opinions.
After years of viewpoint intolerance, schools like Yale have finally reached the point where there is not a single faculty member left who donates to the Republican Party or candidates.
In 2018, a faculty member who called for greater viewpoint diversity at Sarah Lawrence was the subject of threats and vandalism.
Samuel J. Abrams, a professor at Sarah Lawrence College, wrote about the problem almost ten years ago. His research showed that, while the faculty was overwhelmingly liberal, the administrators were even more so. In his survey of 900 college administrators, he found that liberal staff members outnumber conservative staff members by a 12-to-1 ratio: “A fairly liberal student body is being taught by a very liberal professoriate — and socialized by an incredibly liberal group of administrators.”
That was almost a decade ago.
This does not happen overnight or by accident. It is the result of faculty and administrators replicating their own views while effectively purging their ranks of conservatives or moderates.
Today, even liberal columnists like Ezra Klein have been subject to disruptive protests. It is rare for libertarian or conservative figures to be invited on campuses and these faculty members have succeeded in deterring others.
It is important for speakers to continue to appear on campuses despite these threats. We cannot yield to the mob.
Indeed, today I will be speaking at the University of Southern California from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm PST at the USC Davidson Conference Center (3409 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007). I look forward to speaking about my book “Rage and the Republic.” I will then be speaking in the evening at the California Club.
So much for free speech?
The Professor is a national treasure. I look forward to the day he feels comfortable about calling the enemies of an open society and enlightenment values by their true name – fascists. I hope it is before they come for him. Because they will.
The professor’s certainly a National Treasure and these people are certainly enemies of an open society but I think terms like Fascist are too common, too over used … where else do you go from their? There are worse than these scared, bully children. I save the Fascist level for worse than them….
What is the ultimate goal of education? To teach one to think. To learn to think, a student needs to be presented different fact patterns and scenarios to have the student work through to decide their position. Both sides of an argument need to be presented to give a student a fair and balanced approach. To prevent this is to not believe in teaching one to think.
I guess the professors do not believe in thinking which is a shame because they are working in education.
I guess that the “UCLA Burkle Center for Poor Pitiful Me’s” c an live with the new name and relish the DEI accolades that the center’s leader will accumulate. This piece gives an excellent reason why anyone graduating witha degree from any Callifornia University should be viewed with suspiscion. These students can’t possibly add value to any going concern that might hire them. And that’s the rub – they would be expected to add value and not be a drag on the company.
If there are 11,000 nitwits on the UCLA campus signing a petition to keep one of the brighter lights in media from speaking, then they are doomed as a viable spoecies. I can think of the first question that I would ask a UCLA graduate applying to me for a job.
Bari Weiss is a Zionist who was installed at CBS by Larry Ellison (an avowed Zionist himself who donates to the IDF) after he bought the place. The guy similarly purchased TikTok to suppress evidence of Israeli genocide in Gaza. The better strategy at UCLA would have been to have Weiss speak on these issues. Have her try to justify her network’s coverup of the Israeli influence operation on Epstein island that raped little girls. Have her try to justify the coverup of Israeli execution of journalists covering the Gaza genocide. Have her try to justify the numerous encroachments on the first amendment at the behest of the pro-Israel lobby. Etc.
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Totally agree about Weiss. Her ilk control the media and will gladly censor those they deem “anti-semetic.” They play the free-speech card but will go after you tooth and nail. If you don’t understand how ADL and Israel emply shock troops to ruthlessly take down opposition….you are being played.
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Trump didn’t recognize the Epstein victims who attended the speech last night.
He hasn’t seen them since they were 14 years old.
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Bill Clinton recognized the Epstein victims.
ALLEGED victims
He did recognize the Democrats though, called them for what they are, CRAZY.
Too nice to be called “Crazy”
It should’ve been EVIL
Proof? Or just jaw flapping.
Joey Goebbels mastered the art of silencing anyone who criticized his lover (Big A). While inspiring what was left of a decimated population, he challenged the old, the children, and unarmed women especially, to engage in all out war as he and Magda murdered their 5 children, and themselves, to be with you know who for eternity. Good luck with that genius, as he burns forever in a lake of fire
Giving them tax money when half the country is not welcome on their campus is the problem. They can invite or disinvite anyone they want so long as they don’t take the hard earned money I send to Washington.
Bari Weiss is part of the 0.1%. They can afford not to hear that leach.
“One of the most outspoken critics was Margaret Peters, associate director of the Burkle Center, who suggested that she would resign even if Weiss were allowed to speak virtually, according to The Daily Bruin.”
Laken Riley
That is not a quote from Riley.
prove it
Riley is dead. Talk to her.
Here’s a good example of a Leftist, dishonest question — one that drops the context:
“Who cancelled the event? UCLA or Weiss?”
It’s like asking: Who chose not to drive the car with two flat tires? (The driver did.) While hoping people don’t notice that you punctured the tires.
I have been in Weiss’ shoes. I have personally seen numerous colleagues who were in Weiss’ shoes. The university PR department always issues the same, mealy-mouthed announcement: “But we were willing to do everything in our power to provide security.”
And that “everything” always amounts to: Three mall cops standing impotently at the back of the lecture hall.
To the request to use private security, the university’s response is: “Sure. But they can’t carry weapons, of any type. We don’t want to inflame the protestors.”
“Your security team wants to sweep the building ahead of the talk? They can’t do that. They’ll disrupt students going to classes.”
“You want the speaker behind a bulletproof screen? You can’t do that. It’ll make the university look like a dangerous place to be.”
And on and on. Modern academics and administrators are militantly dishonest. They want the *appearance* of security. But not the reality.
Sam, knowing how stupid you are, just want to point out, your comment is stupid and deceitful. And you’re using quotes. Any idea who you are quoting?
You’re welcome.
Whom you are quoting! Whom!
Filthy pervert.
you got it
she is
(and she’s proud of it)
The Trump Administration should cut off Federal funding if there is a cancellation stemming from viewpoint censorship. It should also offer to send in armed Federal marshals to provide event security.
Sam,
“mealy-mouthed announcement”
That says it all right there.
what does it say?
“I have been in Weiss’ shoes. ”
Does she know you’ve been snooping in her closet or going through her trash to get her shoes?
. UCLA is a hotbed of pro-Palestinian activity. Bari Weis is Jewish but Peters said her objections weren’t related to religion nor Israel. Code pink has taken credit for the Weis opposition and the scrapped lecture.
Peters’ territory just can’t have Weis visit. Pro-palestine anti Jewish perhaps under the guise of freedom. Peters might be an odd duck as is Greta Thunberg? Peters is a polysci prof. Oh goody. Peters’ books are available and costly. She examines the link between global trade and immigration. DJT is also interested in that topic.
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. Peters, Weis and Code Pink all female. With the rise of estrogen poisoning there is a decline in politics, American culture?
Virtual would be fine. Ms Weis can be safely present via TV. She chose not to.
Campuses are pro Palestinian. The funding must be coming from the middle east. Investigate Peters finances via journalism in fact UCLA generally.
Burkele’s father is a current prof at UCLA? He said the campus has a lot of hate.
New norm.
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“One of the most outspoken critics was Margaret Peters, associate director of the Burkle Center, who suggested that she would resign even if Weiss were allowed to speak virtually, according to The Daily Bruin.” Does Peter’s mother still change her diapers?
Got a thing for diapers?
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Bari Weiss is one of those employed by a billionaire to convince the middle and lower class to be minions. She was hired to spread the message of the owners.
She has the chance of 20-30 hours a week to reach hundreds of millions of viewers with her / her employers message. No need to sully UCLA with contact contamination from them.
No need to sully a supposed university with a range of thoughts and ideas. The goal of the Left is to turn out thoroughly indoctrinated sheep. Exposing the academics and students to anything than approved narratives might upset the Progressive brainwashing.