U of L announces right-wing grant

We all remember when I was expelled from NKU because of my political views. NKU's action seems even sillier in hindsight, for now it's obvious just how little it took for me to be expelled.

The Far Right's consolidation of power at Kentucky's public universities continues. The University of Louisville has just announced a multimillion-dollar grant from John Schnatter - the right-wing founder of Papa John's pizza. This grant bankrolls the brand new John H. Schnatter Center for Free Enterprise - which will "engage in teaching and research that explores the role of free enterprise and entrepreneurship in advancing society."

The extreme-right Charles Koch Foundation is supplementing this grant with $1.66 million that will fund professors, classes, "research", speakers, and more. The Koch Foundation will exercise authority over who the university hires to teach and what it includes in its coursework. Following this, faculty "must have demonstrated a track record that is supportive of the center's mission or show promise of developing such a record."

The Kochs are not "libertarian" like much of the media claims. They're the right-wing statists who helped bring us the Tea Party. I have a stronger libertarian streak than they have - easily.

Kentucky's universities might as well just be referred to as "right-wing indoctrination centers." Imagine if you can what the reaction would be if a university established something called, say, an Institute of Advanced Liberal Studies.

Legislation or an executive order from the governor should be enacted to combat this ongoing ideological stampede in our education system.

(Source: http://wfpl.org/university-louisville-releases-details-major-gift-papa-johns-ceo-koch-foundation)