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Why I'm Giving Up Tenure at UCLA
A lone figure walks through a nearly empty campus at UCLA. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The ideological takeover of my university has ruined academic life for anyone who still believes in freedom of thought.
By Joseph Manson
07.07.22 — Culture and Ideas
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I find myself thinking a lot lately about the deficit of imagination among people who consider themselves savvy and sophisticated.

Here’s what I mean: Let’s say you work for a prestigious company or organization that professes to care about a certain set of values: open-mindedness, curiosity, excellence, hard work. And let’s say you watch as a colleague…

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Joseph Manson
Retired anthropology professor, evolutionary social scientist, believer in rational inquiry (not Scientism) and freedom of speech, unabashed Zionist.
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