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...This Time," Opinion. Oct. 26). The abandon with which he shifts the blame from the killers to "the neo-conservative movement" and to "Christian Coalition types" is rather disturbing, as well as his mentioning the names of Irving Kristol, Richard John Neuhaus, Pat Buchanan and our own Harvey C. Mansfield '53 in connection with the gruesome murder...
...Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield...
...choosing to focus on Expos and Commencement, two institutions on either end of the undergraduate experience, Mansfield seems to have unwisely overlooked the most fertile ground for a conservative critique of Harvard: the academic work that consumes the bulk of our time here. A discussion about the pernicious effects of multiculturalism might better focus on the prevalence of leftleaning scholars in many departments or on the fact that academic rigor in many social science classes seems sadly lacking...
Finally, to Mansfield's assertion that Harvard is too P.C.: We disagree. Students and Faculty are for the most part liberal, and many are genuinely interested in areas such as Afro-American Studies. But we do not see a crazed community in which people are afraid to share their views. We do not see an administration bowing to liberal pressure at the expense of conservative ideas...
...short, Mansfield is not Dinesh D'Souza, and this is not 1992. Discussions of multiculturalism or perceived liberal bias at Harvard are useful. But critics should choose their topics more carefully, and refrain from misapplying outdated and contentious labels...