A Cornell University history professor is claiming that when statements made by radical academics, including calls for white genocide, are heavily criticized by the media, a form of repression occurs. The College Fix: Russell Rickford, an associate professor of history at Cornell University, makes this argument in a recent Black Perspectives piece, suggesting news coverage of academics' controversial statements is really a conservative effort to silence liberal academics. Progressive professors are "engulfed in controversy" because they exposed "unjust power," argues Rickford. He blamed the outrage on "a collection of right-wing sites and organizations that have mastered a cynical style of attack journalism well suited for the mob mentality of the social media age." The article, titled "Neo-McCarthyism and the Radical Professor," cites recent examples stemming from controversial comments made by professors George...(Read Full Post)