Academia has entered a Red Guard phase of extreme political correctness, where the use of a common figure of speech, a time-honored metaphor, is now grounds for demands that a career be ended.  The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports: The University of Iowa's new president has apologized to an employee who chastised him for saying publicly that instructors who aren't ready to teach their classes should be shot. The employee has accepted the apology, but critics on campus are calling on the president to resign in light of the incident. Bruce Harreld told librarian Lisa Gardinier in an email that his statement to the UI Staff Council last week was "an unfortunate off-the-cuff remark." He said he didn't mean to offend anyone or imply that he supports gun violence, according to email correspondence Gardinier first shared with the Associated Press. "Frankly, I have used the comment in many, many forums and this is the first time anyone has objected...(Read Full Post)