Conservative activist David Horowitz doesn't agree with the political views of a tiny fraction of the professors teaching at America's colleges and universities. So he published a book smearing them and started running around the country urging state legislatures and Congress to impose government oversight over the ideas professors teach in their classrooms.

So far, he's been rebuffed by more than 20 state legislatures - even South Dakota's. Why? Because his “examples” of “indoctrination” are groundless (see here, here and here) – and because universities already have procedures in place to protect students' rights.

The problem with these procedures is that they require students to actually defend their evidence. Perhaps that's why Horowitz and his student followers ignore them and lob unsubstantiated allegations from their websites instead.

Problem is, Horowitz has a lot of money, and some important legislators are listening. This page is dedicated to tracking his misguided campaign and exposing his fraudulent arguments.

Free Exchange's Horowitz Fact Checker
Documenting the trail of errors and misrepresentations in Horowitz's writing.

Undercover at the "Academic Freedom Conference"
Our Conventioneer and Conventionette report the goings-on at David Horowitz's anti-academia shindig.

Know Your Right-Wing Speakers
Our bio of David Horowitz.

David Horowitz's Enemies List
A review of Horowitz's book The Professors.

Learn to Trust Students
A critical look at Horowitz's crusade.

Free Exchange on Campus
Fight ABOR and stop right-wing attacks on campus free speech.

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