Over the last six months or so, I was privileged and indeed humbled, to have the honor and pleasure of working with a broadly interdisciplinary group of deeply knowledgeable and thoughtful scholars (list appears at the end) on this clarion call for universities to reaffirm their commitment to academic freedom, free speech, and free inquiry.
And I think that's what's needed. There's probably no such thing as getting such a thing perfect. What's needed are good--i.e. not overtly flawed--efforts to push back against the totalitarian left. I don't say this because I have objections I'm not voicing. Rather it's just a general view I now have about such things. I'm sure we could turn up problems with this if we were determined enough. But I don't see a reason to do so. It's very good.
Great Work! It's ridiculous that there's a need to remind the Academy about tolerance for differences of opinion, I mean it's literally part of their job to do so, but here we are.
On a first read, my impression is: great job.
And I think that's what's needed. There's probably no such thing as getting such a thing perfect. What's needed are good--i.e. not overtly flawed--efforts to push back against the totalitarian left. I don't say this because I have objections I'm not voicing. Rather it's just a general view I now have about such things. I'm sure we could turn up problems with this if we were determined enough. But I don't see a reason to do so. It's very good.
Great Work! It's ridiculous that there's a need to remind the Academy about tolerance for differences of opinion, I mean it's literally part of their job to do so, but here we are.
No problems with the content, but, God, this is gassy prose.
Suggestion: The underlying principles also apply to Canada, the UK, New Zealand, et cetera, so would be better if not written as specific to America.
Absolutely excellent. Thoughtful, wise, and oh so necessary.
The vast majority of the above comment can be safely ignored.