The Larry Summers Thing: Leftist Stupidity and Intolerance

Here is the complete text of Harvard president Larry Summers's comments that have led to a firestorm, which may well result in his dismissal.

Summers spoke a mix of theory, truth, and scientific fact. There was much that was debatable in his comments, and there was much more that was not. But this episode has become a high-profile example of what happens on our campuses every single day. The left-wing takeover of higher education has stifled free thought and censored any idea that challenges its absurd but dangerous ideological worldview.

The people who were upset that this discussion took place have no understanding of what the university is for. The women who left in a huff because Summers would say such things are intolerant, ridiculous children who have no place in the adult world at all.

That these people are being taken seriously is a serious indictment of our culture.

That Summers has cowered before and grovelled before these odious monsters says much about the "men" in the academy today.