February 6, 2004

I'M GUESSIN' THE SENATOR'S A LIB'L:

Colorado Academic Showdown (FrontPage Mag, 2/6/2004)

SENATOR JOHN ANDREWS: Of course you recognize that a history text or any book of history that takes a dissembling view about the history of the Cold War or the effect of Reagan’s economic policies has just as much right in the curriculum as any other book. You recognize that, don’t you ma’am?

ANNE CLODFELTER: Yes.


This is a novel view of what qualifies a book to be part of a history curriculum.

Posted by Paul Jaminet at February 6, 2004 5:45 PM
Comments

dissembling: \Dis*sem"bling\, a. That dissembles; hypocritical; false.

Sure, why not?

Posted by: John Resnick at February 6, 2004 6:53 PM

And why on earth would Ms. Clodfelter say, "Yes"?

Posted by: Bruce Cleaver at February 6, 2004 9:24 PM

Gee, I guess that means Walter Duranty will be showing up in the Colorado high school curriculum.

Or maybe just Alec Baldwin.

Posted by: jim hamlen at February 6, 2004 11:32 PM
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