April 18, 2005

Close But No Cigar

Phil Mitchell a Colorado University professor is claiming to be pushed out of his job because of his ideology. No need to get into the whole business of why Mitchell is leaving CU. What's done is done. I'm more interested in one of his suggestions to inject conservatism into university culture. Mitchell told a Colorado state legislative committee that affirmative action for conservatives is needed. I'm no fan of affirmative action based on race so I'm not keen on ideological AA. An institution is seriously ill when it resorts to giving advantages in hiring and admissions based on sex, race, or ideology. As a conservative I believe in the primacy of the individual. Individuals should be judged as such regardless of sex, race, or ideology.

A much better idea was Mitchell's suggestion that students receives vouchers to use at any place of higher education. Let market forces decide the best way for colleges to pick their students and instructors.

"Instructor has Parting Words for CU"