“The New Comissars”
Anders Strindberg
The American Conservative, February 2, 2004

“Taking advantage of the fears and anxieties following 9/11, and their current political clout in Washington, neocon think tanks have waged a three-part battle against the academy.” A 2003 bill that was presented to Congress proposed to withhold Title VI funding, federal money given to area studies centers, if a center failed to promote U.S. foreign policy. Major proponents of the bill are loud critics of cultural and historical emphases in area studies and who have blacklisted scholars for challenging the policies of the U.S. and Israel. (Back to academic freedom)