We know we really ought to care about this. Academic freedom and what not. But honestly, it couldn’t happen to a nicer anti-Semite:
To be honest, we are kind of torn about this. For someone who’s published a fair amount to get rejected because of the content of their work – it goes against deeply, deeply ingrained sensibilities. But we’re not free speech absolutists, and that extends to tenure. So on this issue, we’ll choose to die on some other hill.
References:
* US Jewish prof. refused tenure due to Shoah views [JPost]
Previously:
* AbbaGav’s Inspired Description of Ahmadinejad
* British Journalists Put Holocaust Denial On The Spectrum Of Respectable Positions
* Over 100 Iranians Condemn Iran’s Holocaust Denial Conference
Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers
