Just wanted to mention that the investigative journalism was done by Substack's own Chris Brunet of Karlstack; Rufo played a crucial role in amplifying the story by collaborating.
I tend to be quite skeptical that the institutions can be reformed. Several hundred Harvard profs signed a petition backing Gay, for example. The rot isn't a thin layer on the surface, but a deep tissue necrosis that's penetrated to the vital organs.
I appreciate the optimism but I think it is misplaced. It's not as if Harvard is trying to hire the best and brightest and ending up with losers. They are hiring for a specific purpose and see nothing wrong with Claudine Gay except the truth got revealed and embarrassed them. She was hired to promote the intersectional ideology and see to the indoctrination of the leaders of tomorrow. If 10/7 never happened she'd be on her merry way. The idea of the university being a place of intellectual excellence is so 20th century. It will be very difficult to defeat these people because 1. They are always entrenched and dominant. 2. They have fooled center left liberals that it is all a phony culture war instituted by the right and 3. They have a LOT at stake and can't afford to lose. The firing of Gay was a tactical retreat by Harvard. Our best hope is the sheer insane radicalism. Note today the number of persons claiming she was fired because of racism. That is so palpable insane that it gives one hope they can be stopped. But there are tough days ahead.
Barack Obama would make a perfect president of Harvard. He epitomizes the smarmy, moral elitism that the institution is known for and, since he's never published a piece of scholarly work, he's in no danger of a plagiarism accusation.
Cochrane had a good take. Harvard’s board is likely going to hire/promote another Gay clone. I think maybe someone even crazier just to make a point.
Gay had to resign because the student body turned against her on the plagirism issue, not because of her testimony or toleration of anti-semitism and terrorism.
What an embarrassment for Stanford to give such a thieving clown tenure. Inexcusable.
"The people who head our institutions are mostly mediocre..."
This is probably the most important outcome of the whole situation. An enormous audience now sees how average (at best) the elites are. It should give people more confidence in their own abilities and successes. A lack of Ivy leave type credentials is no longer a hindrance - it may even be an advantage.
We know most institutions, certainly universities, are completely dominated by the Left. The Left never self corrects. The Left never admits failure, defeat, error, or wrongdoing of any kind. Ever. So Harvard won’t self correct. Pritzker won’t quit. She has Hyatt money and is part of the Obama far left mafia that seeks to completely destroy what’s left of Western civilization and is doing so quite successfully. They might more carefully scrutinize the next apparatchik’s plagiarism record, or more carefully conceal it, but they aren’t humbled. It’ll be an in-your-face, mofos pick of someone as bad or worse. Because that’s what the Left does. The likelihood of academia self reforming is about equal to the likelihood of the FBI self reforming. Ot will have to come from outside.
The only thing that will change universities is suckers ceasing to attend them and donate to them. When billionaires realize having a building after them gets them laughed at. And that will take at least a generation, probably more. Even then, hardcore leftists will hang on as their institutions wither. Perhaps significant capital from the likes of Elon Musk will start desirable alternatives, and the Ivies will wither. But that’s only a very long term possibility.
In the brave attempt to virtue-signal, we have allowed our leadership ranks to be filled, too often, with mediocre people with little competency. I listen to "minority" lawyers and politicians who seem to have never heard of logic, syntax, or grammar. If they were white, we'd force them out of their positions, but wokery has destroyed the nation's ability to do critical thinking anymore. And so we plod onward.
"The people who head our institutions are mostly mediocre and sometimes wicked;". FIFY the people who head our institutions are mostly mediocre and ALWAYS unimaginably wicked"
Penny Pritzker is also chair of the Metropolitan Museum board. She’s a disaster there hiring a woke director and mating it much more political. See James Panerno’s article in the New Criterion.
Just wanted to mention that the investigative journalism was done by Substack's own Chris Brunet of Karlstack; Rufo played a crucial role in amplifying the story by collaborating.
I tend to be quite skeptical that the institutions can be reformed. Several hundred Harvard profs signed a petition backing Gay, for example. The rot isn't a thin layer on the surface, but a deep tissue necrosis that's penetrated to the vital organs.
I appreciate the optimism but I think it is misplaced. It's not as if Harvard is trying to hire the best and brightest and ending up with losers. They are hiring for a specific purpose and see nothing wrong with Claudine Gay except the truth got revealed and embarrassed them. She was hired to promote the intersectional ideology and see to the indoctrination of the leaders of tomorrow. If 10/7 never happened she'd be on her merry way. The idea of the university being a place of intellectual excellence is so 20th century. It will be very difficult to defeat these people because 1. They are always entrenched and dominant. 2. They have fooled center left liberals that it is all a phony culture war instituted by the right and 3. They have a LOT at stake and can't afford to lose. The firing of Gay was a tactical retreat by Harvard. Our best hope is the sheer insane radicalism. Note today the number of persons claiming she was fired because of racism. That is so palpable insane that it gives one hope they can be stopped. But there are tough days ahead.
Barack Obama would make a perfect president of Harvard. He epitomizes the smarmy, moral elitism that the institution is known for and, since he's never published a piece of scholarly work, he's in no danger of a plagiarism accusation.
Cochrane had a good take. Harvard’s board is likely going to hire/promote another Gay clone. I think maybe someone even crazier just to make a point.
Gay had to resign because the student body turned against her on the plagirism issue, not because of her testimony or toleration of anti-semitism and terrorism.
What an embarrassment for Stanford to give such a thieving clown tenure. Inexcusable.
"The people who head our institutions are mostly mediocre..."
This is probably the most important outcome of the whole situation. An enormous audience now sees how average (at best) the elites are. It should give people more confidence in their own abilities and successes. A lack of Ivy leave type credentials is no longer a hindrance - it may even be an advantage.
"Not-so-great people tend to choose not-so-great people."
As someone once pointed out, "A's choose other A's. B's choose C's."
We know most institutions, certainly universities, are completely dominated by the Left. The Left never self corrects. The Left never admits failure, defeat, error, or wrongdoing of any kind. Ever. So Harvard won’t self correct. Pritzker won’t quit. She has Hyatt money and is part of the Obama far left mafia that seeks to completely destroy what’s left of Western civilization and is doing so quite successfully. They might more carefully scrutinize the next apparatchik’s plagiarism record, or more carefully conceal it, but they aren’t humbled. It’ll be an in-your-face, mofos pick of someone as bad or worse. Because that’s what the Left does. The likelihood of academia self reforming is about equal to the likelihood of the FBI self reforming. Ot will have to come from outside.
The only thing that will change universities is suckers ceasing to attend them and donate to them. When billionaires realize having a building after them gets them laughed at. And that will take at least a generation, probably more. Even then, hardcore leftists will hang on as their institutions wither. Perhaps significant capital from the likes of Elon Musk will start desirable alternatives, and the Ivies will wither. But that’s only a very long term possibility.
Back in the day I read "The Peter Principle." I didn't want to believe it. Now I do.
I've said it a gazillion times: these are not elite schools; they are schools for the elite. Gay reflected that perfectly.
The entire Pritzker family needs to be run out of public life. And also horsewhipped through the streets, preferably.
A's hire A's and B's hire C's.
In the brave attempt to virtue-signal, we have allowed our leadership ranks to be filled, too often, with mediocre people with little competency. I listen to "minority" lawyers and politicians who seem to have never heard of logic, syntax, or grammar. If they were white, we'd force them out of their positions, but wokery has destroyed the nation's ability to do critical thinking anymore. And so we plod onward.
"The people who head our institutions are mostly mediocre and sometimes wicked;". FIFY the people who head our institutions are mostly mediocre and ALWAYS unimaginably wicked"
A Harvard professor assured me that Kornbluth is safe because MIT has no tradition of free speech.
My friend Dan Proft thinks it will be like a Mob hit. Kill one get a new one that is similar
Penny Pritzker is also chair of the Metropolitan Museum board. She’s a disaster there hiring a woke director and mating it much more political. See James Panerno’s article in the New Criterion.