A warning much too late to spare academia

Published July 11, 2025 3:37pm ET



At the University of Pennsylvania, left-leaning faculty warn that ideological policing could have negative effects on the intellectual environment.

Dr. Jennifer Morton, a philosophy professor at UPenn, wrote a piece this week for the New York Times on “Why Hiring Professors With Conservative Views Could Backfire on Conservatives.” Her warning comes too late, of course, is self-blind, and is correct.

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