In the ongoing battle to shore up a bankrupt and intellectually dishonest reworking of academic freedom, several prominent academics have formed an Ad Hoc Committee to Defend the University. They are collecting signatures for support, and are an example of righteous, politicized academic conformity at work. One wonders how many of the signatories really understand what the issues are, really grasp what the concept of academic freedom is, and really know anything other than that their honored leaders are up in arms and want them to be, too.

My thoughts on the whole thing are elaborated here.