When I entered college in 1972, the '60s generation of activists had eliminated all but two requirements to graduate: one semester of a physical science and two semesters of Western civilization.  Fortunately for me, the science requirement was dropped my sophomore year, leaving Western civ as the only course mandated by the school. Even the left realized the value of studying our roots as a civilization – at least the left of 45 years ago.  But the creatures who call themselves leftists today carry no such intellectual baggage.  It has been drummed into their tiny brains that Western civilization – a civilization that created the modern world with all its grevious faults and stupendous successes – isn't worth examining. So say the overwhelming majority of students at Stanford University, who voted down a proposal to require two semesters studying our roots by a 6-1 margin. Daily Caller: The ballot initiative was promoted by...(Read Full Post)