The Second Time as Farce
The Right's New McCarthyism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9200403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Phelps (0000-0002-9437-1595, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 39 |
| Publication date | 1991-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-043-05-1991-09_3 |
| OpenAlex | W1973344088 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Suddenly, it seemed, a deluge was upon us: a torrent of magazine articles, newspaper columns, books, talk shows, even a presidential speech, all claiming that "political correctness" (PC) has run amok on campus. The university, if we are to believe these sources, is dominated by tenured radicals. Guided by "well-intentioned" aims of eliminating bigotry, PC faculty and their student allies are zealots in charge of a repressive and censorious culture stifling investigation and discussion. Students and faculty who say the wrong thing, however innocently, are branded racist, sexist, or homophobic and sent packing. It requires real courage to speak out against the "tyranny of the left," and a massive violation of free speech is underway in higher education. The campus, in short, is afflicted with a "new McCarthyism."This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Courage · Media studies · Newspaper · Political correctness · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Sociology · Academic Freedom and Politics · American Political and Social Dynamics · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 1996 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |