Brown University to offer course on conservatism

[proud2BlibKansan]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University is offering a new course on conservatism this spring that its supporters say will help bring ideological balance to the school's offerings.

The course, "Modern Conservatism in America: Conservative Thought in the 20th Century," was developed as part of a project called Conservatism 101.

The project aims to introduce courses on conservatism at universities to bring balance to what its founders see as a heavy bias against conservative thinking in academia.

In a statement, Brown student and project co-developer Terrence George says students at elite schools are often unable to study views "outside of academia's leftist mainstream."

more . . . http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/05/AR2011020503028.html

[Buzz Clik]

1. Is this a problem at any level?

[tammywammy]

2. I'd take it

Sounds interesting. I wouldn't agree with most of it, but it's always good to learn something outside your current sphere. I guess the whole "know thy enemy" and all.

[social_critic]

7. Some of it can be pretty good if they're honest

For example, they could require the students read "Where the Right Went Wrong", and "Fiasco", the book about the Iraq war.

[tammywammy]

8. Exactly. n/t

[Buzz Clik]

11. Nice post. I think most college kids have the progressive thing figured out.

[DJ13]

3. Brown University to offer course on conservatism

subtitled: "Im with stupid"

[msongs]

4. history of the klan 101, how to hate jews and gays in the modern era, etc nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

18. LOL!!

[tammywammy]

20. History of the klan would also cover their democratic roots.

It wasn't until later that the parties switch ideological roles.

Since this class is set to cover conservative thinking in the 20th century, it would be interesting to see how they handle that switch.

[muntrv]

5. Will that course be offered in the Mythology dept?

[Hugabear]

6. Please tell me the tagline is "how conservatism nearly destroyed America"

If it tries to portray conservatives in a positive light, then the course is a fraud.

[Betsy Ross]

9. heavy bias against conservative thinking in academia

Heavy bias against academia in conservativism. Seems balanced.

[The Wielding Truth]

23. Bias against, because it is a bad practice. It destroys economies.

[glinda]

10. I can see this is going to be another drag on education.

[RKP5637]

12. If it were factual and not hyped with conservatism by a RW prof., it could be

quite interesting, in fact, might actually move a RW'er to the LW.

[leftstreet]

13. +1

[Kolesar]

14. So, they won't cover the bush century?

Wars, torture, debt and fraud?

[madinmaryland]

15. The course will last 59 minutes and will happen on ONE day.

[hlthe2b]

16. If they teach it honestly, eliminating the RW spin....

and only as an academic treatise, I think it would be great. Of course the RW would then have a damned fit.

[Greybnk48]

17. It's LIBERAL ARTS ffs. Why not call it "Be a Prick 101"

At least make it easy for other campuses to know how to transfer the credits.

[SoCalDem]

19. an adjunct course to herpetology & entemology

:rofl:

[GaYellowDawg]

21. Insulting to animals. Also -

Biology would have nothing to do with a conservatism class, as evolution is a cornerstone of biology and evolution denial is a cornerstone of modern conservatism.

[SoCalDem]

22. I meant no disrespect to snakes & insects

but there is some recent research that suggests a biological (brain chemistry) connection to conservatism. They are "different"..:rofl:

but then we knew that :)

[RKP5637]

26. +1, n/t

[madrchsod]

24. not a bad idea but the prerequisite should be civility 101.

i know i`m an old guy who remembers when there was a bit of civility between the democrats and republicans.

[RC]

25. Where does Truth, Facts, Reality fit into this new course, if it is supposed to bring balance

against the conservative thinking? The same Conservative that are liers, sociopathic manipulators, guilty of foisting alternate realities and making up stuff as they go along...

"The project aims to introduce courses on conservatism at universities to bring balance to what its founders see as a heavy bias against conservative thinking in academia."

Hopefully, someday they will recognize far right thinking as the mental illness it is.