The Root Cause of Academic Groupthink

The Root Cause of Academic Groupthink
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Bruce Abramson
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The shroud is coming off elite academia, and America is not pleased with what it’s seeing. Its leaders have told us that genocidal anti-Semitism is too complex to recognize and that plagiarism is a problem for students, perhaps for junior faculty, but not for the president of Harvard. Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies elevated demographic considerations far above merit at our most prestigious institutions.

Bruce Abramson
Bruce Abramson
Author
Bruce Abramson, Ph.D., J.D., is president of the strategic consultancy Informationism, Inc. and a director of the American Center for Education and Knowledge. He pioneered the use of large-scale simulations and statistical analysis in AI systems. He is the author of five books, most recently “The New Civil War: Exposing Elites, Fighting Utopian Leftism, and Restoring America” (RealClear Publishing, 2021).
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