"We're Alright, Jack," Says David Montgomery to the Left

by Liberty and Power

In a rambling presentation at the conference of the Organization of American Historians, David Montgomery (a former president of the OAH) holds forth on"Defending Historians' Academic Freedom in Our Own Times." He identifies the following as the main villains: classicists, the Academic Bill of Rights, conservative-oriented private foundations, cuts in government spending, and even critics of Women's Studies.

He continues his track record, however, of ignoring threats to academic freedom posed by the left, including speech codes. Listen here.

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David T. Beito - 4/24/2006

The conspiracy of silence (or is it inertia?) continues.

Ralph E. Luker - 4/24/2006

Nothing I'm aware of, other than Montgomery's speech, but I didn't go to the business meeting.

David T. Beito - 4/23/2006

Was there anything of note that happened at the convention on this issue?

Ralph E. Luker - 4/23/2006

Thanks for noticing this, David. It's pretty clear why we were ignored by the OAH's committee of inquiry. I had two friends of many years on that committee, but their attitude would have been little different from Montgomery's.