A little while ago I noted the Wisconsin Republican Party's attempt to retaliate against Prof. William Cronon for a blog post critical of Scott Walker and his high-handed attempts at union-busting by filing a freedom of information request for all e-mails on his university account. The University has responded:
To our faculty, I say: Continue to ask difficult questions, explore unpopular lines of thought and exercise your academic freedom, regardless of your point of view. As always, we will take our cue from the bronze plaque on the walls of Bascom Hall. It calls for the "continual and fearless sifting and winnowing" of ideas. It is our tradition, our defining value, and the way to a better society.
Read the letter from the University's chief counsel to the head of the Wisconsin Republicans, detailing what has been withheld and why. It's just great.
These idiots can't seem to stop giving themselves black eyes, can they?
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